A collection of miscellaneous weekly blog posts below!
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Often, I would hear an oldster issue the complaint, “When I was growing up, we only had seven channels to watch: ABC, CBS, NBC, three UHF stations, and one public television channel.” Yeah, yeah, yeah, you poor dinosaur, playing with your rabbit ears and antenna; life was so hard. How’d you ever manage? I am…
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Everyone is curious. Some more than others. If you are a curious type, you’re a “lifelong learner” by default. Except for the cat. Curiosity did a real number on that poor bastard. Trust me, the cat’s not learning too much nowadays; his lesson was what you call a real one-and-done session. I, too, had my…
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It should have been a typical Monday night in mid-January: I was seated at my desktop, running through edits, and sipping coffee. An hour passed when I thought, It’s time to hit the gym. I hesitated. I was not alone in the house, yet it was quiet… too quiet. Quietude, although mostly welcomed, has its…
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I just revisited the list that compiled the 100 most influential people of the millennium. Some I agree with, some I don’t. Johannes Gutenberg’s legacy is undeniable; he deserves top billing. I also wouldn’t tamper with Newton, Copernicus, or Galileo. The founders who launched the great Western experiment are all well-deserving of their place, and…
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The odds makers gave me very little chance. In fact, they placed my chances of emerging victorious at a big, fat zero. But those odds makers didn’t know my people—their heart, their fortitude. And thank goodness for the wisdom of Mr. Paine. Trust me when I tell you, there went a fellow who knew a…
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It has been well documented that there has been a sharp uptick in anxiety and depression as a result of the Covid 19 virus, the way the disease was handled, the vaccine, or all three. Marry that issue to the day’s sexual politics, which have sent young men and women into neutral corners where they…
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I’m gonna see the stars on the way to Mars where I’ll build some bars and electric cars, and golf holes with pars, and serve beer in jars. Yeah, I’m the man from Mars, a planetary czar, playing bass guitar, where the Martian-folk are. Wait, what’s that you say: Mars has winds that gust up…
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There are a lot of songs, too many to mention, that never fail to inspire a good mood. But if I’m held to one selection, I would have to choose the song that has put me in a good mood over the longest period of my life: I was a wee lad (five or six)…
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I’ve often heard people beating the same old drum, “I don’t want a lot of stuff to dust,” as their reason for minimalism. Well, I hate to break the news to you: The entire universe is made of gas and dust. So, whether or not you have a bunch of bric-a-brac upon which dust will…
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Late one afternoon, shortly before the happy hour was about to begin, a man, who one might apply the descriptors “Seasoned” and “Worldly,” strolled into a village pub. He was aged yet elegant, this man who had lived in many places, was currently residing in America, and vacationing abroad. His long, tweed coat and duck-billed…
