Chewing the Fat from Grocery Stores
Have you taken out a loan on a pound of ground beef lately? Maybe amortized your latest pot of chili over the next 25 years?
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Politics
The Harris Family, Social Media, and Other Things
“The item you were so angry about on social media is over in ten minutes and you realize it’s worthless.” ~Sam Harris
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The Cousin Trip, Part Two
We now know that populist Hungarian President Viktor Orban was swept out of office after sixteen years. My cousin BA and I were due to arrive in Budapest the day after the election. As our flight drew closer, Orban was talking about trying to cancel voting and there were widespread protests. It looked anything but calm in the country’s capital.
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The Grandmother Land
There’s a strange phenomenom when you come home from a big trip. At a certain point you wonder, did that really happen? Thank goodness there are photographs to prove my seventeen days in three countries were all real.
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Why Friday’s Post Didn’t Publish and a Trip Update
I usually publish a blog post on Fridays. Last week, the schedule got interrupted because I’m having some work done on my website. Some folks wrote and inquired about where I’d gone. Thank you for caring!
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An Ongoing Search for Truth Part II
My morning rounds of news providers includes a couple that skew far right-wing. In case you’re unaware, that’s not quite the opposite of what I am, but it’s in that direction. I’d call myself centre-left wing. I’m more like Mark Carney than far-left leaning Justin Trudeau.
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I Want to Live in a Socialist Democracy
We’re getting less intelligent. Not you. Not me. Us, all of us, collectively.
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New Year, New Things to Know
Let me be the 673rd to wish you a Happy New Year! We had a wonderful, low key holiday. I found it too cold to do anything outside, but Derek still went for his morning walk most days. I admired his dedication from the warmth of the indoors.
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Merry Christmas Eve Eve
‘Twas two days before Christmas and here by the lake, with things still do to and a cheesecake to bake.
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Feeling the Deep Need This Season
Two things that happened by chance collided this week, causing me to burst into tears in front of strangers.
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Curiosity Not Criticism Moves Us Closer
Where has nuance gone? Where has subtlety fled to? How did society get to a point where you’re condemned if you hold two thoughts in your mind at once?
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Another Overwhelming Week, Even if You Try to Tune Out
I’m not going to add to the outrage and clutter that this week’s events have spawned. You can probably guess my thoughts anyway.
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