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45 Years After the First Moon Landing
Nancy and I have had two non-stop months, chronicled on FB. My blogging has dropped to its lowest in 4 years. But, I am trying to take a few minutes this week-end to ponder, after 45 years of marriage, and 50 years out of h.s, the ramifications of the first Moon landing 45 years ago… View Article
The Formative Effect on a Country Boy of the 4-H Clubs in Ohio County, WV in the ‘50’s and ‘60’s
The Formative Effect on a Country Boy of the 4-H Clubs in Ohio County, WV in the ‘50’s and ‘60’s Driving with my wife to the wedding of a good friend last, my mind went back to my early years in the 4-H club and how those experiences formed me as an adult…. View Article
My Prayer for Independence Day 2014
My prayer for our nation, heading into Independence Day week-end: 1. That we appreciate the amazing freedom we have and exercise it responsibly. 2. That we tolerate and appreciate our many differences. 3. That we approach our many problems constructively, in the spirit of compromise and appreciation of the other person’s point of view. 4…. View Article
Launching My New Website
Duomo in the background; view of modern Florence, Italy, May, 2014 Today I finished my fifth revision to “Burt’s History of the World – Part I, to the Age of Enlightenment”. You may now scroll through the bold faced headlines and get a summary of my summary of 6,000,000 years, in under two minutes. Linger… View Article
Burt’s History of the World – Part I – To The Age Of Enlightenment
This is the first part a “history lesson” I wrote for our grandchildren, Anna, Jack, Grady, Lucille, Frances, and our grandchild now unborn. I include it my blog because: 1. It’s what I am thinking about right now, and I write about what I am thinking about. 2. If you are an intelligent person, you probably want to… View Article
The Beginning of an Era – And Why I Wrote My Own “History of the World”.
Five years ago, I wrote my first blog post in “Perspectives of a Small Town Lawyer”, www.burtonhunteresq.blogspot.com . Then I rested for a year. With our economy in shambles, four years ago, I decided to position myself for the recovery and create an adjunct to my professional website, www.hunterlawfirm.net by writing my blogs. I have done… View Article
Why Bother With a Legal Check-Up?
Today a person who “just wants a will” declined an appointment. I don’t do “just a will” any more. You can get one of those from Legal Zoom, or from the “newbie” lawyer in town and let your family deal with the heartbreak and/or litigation later. There really is no such thing as “just a… View Article
The Changes: the Ones That Are Coming and the Ones That Are Here.
This summer I will select the best, most informative, and maybe most controversial of my nearly 4 years of blogging. Here is an early one where I set out my plans for postioning myself for better times. We have accomplished a lot, including my new website with the same name, www.hunterlawfirm.net . With my much… View Article