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Take Off Your Political Ears and Just Listen
There are certain things upon which we can all agree. The Golden Rule springs to mind.
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The Lighter Side of Northern State Hospital?
The folklore surrounding NSH is full of contradictions.
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Can We Forge a Healthy Rivalry?
It’s okay to disagree. If the stakes aren’t too high it can even be fun.
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We Have to Stick Together
When any of us rise, we all rise.
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Oh. My. Lard.
Certain foods bring with them a cultural bias.
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Tragedy Bias
This non-white tragedy barely caused a blip on anyone’s radar.
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You Are What You “Eat”
I totally get why this country is so divided. It is really easy to hang out in a news realm that confirms what you want to believe. For every Fox News, there’s a Huffington Post. For every Breitbart there’s a Natural News. If you really want to know what’s going on in the world, you…
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All in a Huff over Vocabulary Reserved for Women
Recently I had a moral disagreement with someone, so I left. Later he told me that I “stomped out in a huff”. That kind of fascinated me. First of all, I would look rather silly, at the age of 51, if I “stomped” anywhere. And here I thought I was leaving out of respect for…
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Consider the Source?
When I was young and my mother complained about being cold, I’d tell her to put on a hat because most of your body heat exits from the top of your head. Putting on a hat goes a long way toward warming you up. She would look at me funny, shake her head, and go…