Conspiracy, skeptics, gullibility and logic

April 20, 2026
skeptics
Many smart people, scientists, especially, pride themselves on being what they call "skeptics." Well, they shouldn't puff up about that, because a true scientist...
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4 Comments · Blog, Opinion

What they don’t tell you about aging

April 15, 2026
aging
Here’s what they don’t tell you about aging: All the losses you’ll experience. Friends and loved ones will die. Some from aging, but some too soon. Or...
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11 Comments · Blog, Opinion

When secrets & lies are policy

April 12, 2026
Our systems are broken—and it isn’t subtle anymore. It's glaringly obvious. It's clear that often, we have been told one thing "officially", only to learn later...
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The cost of leaving home

April 6, 2026
leaving-home
Leaving your hometown for the unknown is often described as brave, ambitious, necessary. What’s talked about less is the quiet emotional bill that comes due long...
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6 Comments · Blog, Inspiration

How realism & adaptability ensure a better death

April 1, 2026
Is there ever a "good death"? I don't know. But I do know that there's such thing as a "better death." It was about four years ago. Pandemic days. We all sat on...
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6 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Opinion

Who am I? I asked ChatGPT.

March 30, 2026
chatgpt
So many people say they've had actual conversations with ChatGPT and I wondered how that worked. So I decided to begin by asking ChatGPT the question, "Who am I?" I...
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10 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Opinion

The S cookies of my childhood

March 11, 2026
childhood
These are S cookies, a remnant of my childhood.  Just about every week my grandfather would walk in the door with small white boxes of cookies from Savoia...
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9 Comments · Blog, Inspiration

A conversation with ChatGPT about friendship

March 9, 2026
I've had more than a few conversations with ChatGPT over the past few months, asking its perception of my core beliefs. Their observations are, of course, drawn from the...
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5 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Opinion, Writing

Doowop and our lost innocence

March 2, 2026
doo-wop
There’s something about doo-wop that can undo me in the first eight bars. Put on In the Still of the Night by The Five Satins, or Maybe by the Chantels , and...
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Eric Dane’s last words

February 20, 2026
Eric-Danes-last-words
Eric Dane was handsome, gifted, and yes, tormented. He died only 10 months after revealing his ALS diagnosis. It took a while to diagnose, as is common with ALS....
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4 Comments · Blog, Inspiration

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