Why are some people tone deaf?

February 7, 2024
tone-deaf
Some people just don't get it. Seriously. They're what's called tone deaf, which means largely insensitive to something. Usually someone else's feelings. It's...
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2 Comments · Blog, Opinion

The slam book of today

January 25, 2024
slam-book
Remember the slam book? I think of it every time i see someone post this on Facebook: Post this on your timeline and invite people to tell you what they like...
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9 Comments · Blog, Opinion

Blessing same sex marriages IS a big deal

January 12, 2024
same-sex
The Pope has decreed that Roman Catholic clergy may bless same-sex unions ... but maintains that as far as the Roman Catholic church is concerned, marriage is between a...
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8 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Opinion

The puzzling state of Instagram and TikTok

January 10, 2024
tongue-out
Get ready, I'm about to show my age. Or is it my common sense? You decide. Scrolling through Instagram is a guilty pleasure. My feed is stuffed with cat and dog...
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7 Comments · Blog, Opinion

It’s not my job

January 4, 2024
not-my-job
  Disturbing installation, isn't it?  The artist made a gorgeous glass chandelier and then purposely shattered it. Why? Here's what it's about and as you...
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20 Comments · Inspiration, Opinion

The opinion zone is now off-limits

January 2, 2024
opinion
Writer Anne Lamott fell all over herself a apologizing for an opinion tweet a few days ago. She had the audacity to opine that she looked forward to a new year...
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16 Comments · Opinion

This might be a life-changing perspective

December 28, 2023
life
This compelling piece by an anonymous writer was posted by a friend and is a brutally real perspective on life. Life-changing. And an inspiration for living. I'll say...
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6 Comments · Inspiration, Opinion

Do you have a dog in this hunt?

December 15, 2023
dog-in-this-hunt
Dog in this hunt: stake in the outcome. My position on any given personal situation, especially big ones like relationship endings, is to determine if I have a dog in...
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12 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Opinion

Formula 1 souvenir: Covid

December 10, 2023
positive-covid-test
We had a lovely 3 days at the Las Vegas Grand Prix mid-November and brought home a very special souvenir: a case of Covid, each. This was our first go at the...
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13 Comments · Blog, Opinion

Why am I teary over my pharmacy closing?

December 4, 2023
pharmacy-closing
It's been 10 years since I wrote this tribute to my Walgreens pharmacy.  And today, I'm sharing this eulogy. My pharmacy closed, a victim of...what? Current events,...
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12 Comments · Blog, Opinion

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