Friday, November 1, 2019

Here We Go Again

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Mediocrity for All! It strikes me as ironic that in a realm like education, the lesson America’s scholastic visionaries never seem to lear...

Graeme Obree

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When you're depressed, everything becomes distorted. I have worked through the years with a great number of parishioners wh...
Thursday, October 31, 2019

Thursday's Place: Rowan Oak

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It was a Sunday afternoon during a very hot, late June in the Mississippi Delta.  Although, I never knew a June, or any other summer mont...
Wednesday, October 30, 2019

A Pungent Observation

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Most of the journalism I read seems to be from people who are merely reacting to some “tweet” sent out by the current occupant of The White ...

No, and We're the Poorer for It

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Could Mr. Rogers exist today?
Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Reflections on Annual Convention

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So, I spent a great deal of the weekend attending the annual convention of my denomination.  Really, it’s a church, not a denomination, b...
Saturday, October 26, 2019

A Social Class This Weak Will Die

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Students at Oxford University are latest to demand clapping banned because applause noise could trigger anxiety as they call for 'jazz h...

Surprising No One Who is Sentient

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People are smoking cigarettes again amid vaping-related panic Artificially created moral panic is generally a harmful failure.
Friday, October 25, 2019

Neat Trick, Considering There Are No Waffle Houses in Massachusetts [or Anywhere Else in New England]

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Elizabeth Warren Says Her Favorite Place Is Waffle House Liz, you didn't look authentic drinking beer from a bottle, I can't belie...

Lee Konitz

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As long as there are people trying to play music in a sincere way, there will be some jazz. He was a good looking guy, a little inebri...
Thursday, October 24, 2019

Thursday's Place: The Insomniac

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A former student of mine moved to New York City about fifteen years ago, determined to be a professional singer.  She was not a rocker no...
Wednesday, October 23, 2019

We Need to Get On That

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America’s supply of uneaten bacon is biggest in 48 years

Decline of the West

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Universities Breed Anger, Ignorance, and Ingratitude
Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Thank You, Gramps, for Leaving the U.K. and Coming to the U.S.

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The Duke and Duchess of Woke continue to make friends. Blimey. What are all those servants being paid for if they can’t even get their act...

Not Exactly an Emergency, Is It?

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Study Finds the Wealthy & Celebrities Aren’t Changing Their Flying Habits to Reduce CO2 Emissions

"Better Known for Other Work" is a Bit of an Understatement

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Direct Action Beats Legislation

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The [Church of Rome's] Amazon Synod has been full of scandal. It started when the opening ceremony in the Vatican garden was full of ea...

The List of Thursday's Places, Thus Far

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Cafe Frankenstein - The proto-surfer, beat hang-out that was a headache to the cops, man. The Elbo Room - The inadvertent magnet of Florida...
Monday, October 21, 2019

Everything You Know is Wrong

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Pork Fat Is Officially One of the World’s Most Nutritious Foods

Fifty Years Ago Today, the Beats Began to Wave Goodbye

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The Day After Kerouac Died