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Aug 25, 20221 min read
Canyon Ferry Overlook: Airbnb Dream
Canyon Ferry Overlook AirBNB When Kathy and I started dreaming of leaving Oregon and moving to Montana, one of the things we wanted to do...
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Rick Dancer
Aug 25, 20222 min read
That's Not Happening
That’s Not Happening https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChpSDG9lhMy/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet In the clip I shared with this blog...
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Aug 24, 20222 min read
The Storm Is Here
A Storm Is Here I awoke this morning to the pounding thunder and flashing of light outside my bedroom. The hole house shook and rattled...
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Rick Dancer
Aug 23, 20221 min read
Mental Health: Finding The Thing That Makes You Come Alive!
Elements of a Mentally Healthy Life. It seems when we think of health our minds go straight to the physical. But I think the last two...
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Rick Dancer
Aug 22, 20221 min read
Gone Missing: New Priority
Gone Missing: Local Team Out To Find Them. Imagine someone you love disappears and no one can help you find them. Right now, in Lane...
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Rick Dancer
Aug 21, 20222 min read
Time To Get Uncomfortable
Time To Get Uncomfortable “If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; If you look for comfort you will not get either...
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Aug 19, 20223 min read
We've Only Got So Much Time!
We’ve Only Got So Much Time On This Earth Life is not forever on this planet. We each have a number and one day that number will be...
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Aug 18, 20222 min read
Don't Let Them Speak For You!
Don’t Let Them Speak For You I was talking with a couple of candidates running for office in Oregon yesterday. One of them asked me what...
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Rick Dancer
Aug 16, 20222 min read
Oh How The Darkness Hates The Light
Oh, How Darkness Hates The Light I believe the last two years will go down as one of the darkest times in our worlds modern history. As...
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Aug 15, 20222 min read
Dream On: It's Okay To Smile
Dream On: It’s Okay To Smile One of my favorites rock bands of all time is Aerosmith. Last night we watched a show on lead singer Steven...
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Rick Dancer
Aug 14, 20223 min read
Spiritual Blindness: The Dark Cloud Hanging Over America
A Spiritual Blindness I don’t do this very often but feel compelled to write from my faith based perspective. Actually, for me, my faith...
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Rick Dancer
Aug 13, 20223 min read
The Road To Freedom
The Battle For Freedom Last night Kathy and I decided to go to a concert at the Historic Canton Church. This church was built in the...
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Rick Dancer
Aug 12, 20222 min read
Government Oppression: Like An Abusive Relationship
Government Oppression: An Abusive Relationship Living under the heavy hand of government is like being in an abusive relationship. I’ve...
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Rick Dancer
Aug 11, 20221 min read
Climate Change & Forest Management
They moved to Oregon from California to operate their own tree farm. They had ideas about clear cuts and the timber industry that quickly...
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Aug 10, 20223 min read
Frustrated and Disheartened
I’m Frustrated and Disheartened! "For the time will come when people will not tolerate healthy doctrine, but with itching ears will...
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Aug 8, 20222 min read
Simplicity: Oh The Sound Of It!
Simplicity: Oh The Sound Of It! Some of us long for the days of simpler times and less drama. We remember growing up with fewer safety...
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Rick Dancer
Aug 7, 20222 min read
It's About Community
It’s About Community I’m starting to understand the magic of Townsend Montana. Now, my thoughts will change over time or should I say...
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Rick Dancer
Aug 5, 20222 min read
The Artist Never Dies
The Artist Never Dies A friend of mine took up art in 2020 after losing his job due to COVID. He’s always been an art guy, I don’t know...
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Rick Dancer
Aug 4, 20223 min read
Lies Don't Fix Problems They Only Lead to MORE Fear
So Much Good In The World If We Look For It. Yes is no and no is yes. Up is down and down up. Right is wrong and wrong is right. Words...
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Rick Dancer
Aug 3, 20221 min read
Why Betsy Johnson For Governor?
Oregon needs a leader not another person who wants to be governor. For me Betsy Johnson is that person. I watched her chastise seven...
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