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A Man, and a Woman, Out Of Time
“Tell people there’s an invisible man in the sky who created the universe, and the vast majority will believe you. Tell them the paint is wet, and they have to touch it to be sure.” —George Carlin I got a… Read More ›
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Here We Go Again
“She stared at the television. “Why is it that after all the bullets have bounced off Superman’s chest, he then ducks when the villain throws the empty gun at him?” ― Percival Everett, I Am Not Sidney Poitier The… Read More ›
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A Christmas Visit From Slatski
“The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that when nations are strong they are not always just, and when they wish to be just they are often no longer strong,” ― Andrew Roberts, Churchill: Walking… Read More ›
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In Case You Doubted, It Truly Takes a Village
“That’s all I’ve ever dreamed of, Mr. Bones. To make the world a better place. To bring some beauty to the drab humdrum corners of the soul. You can do it with a toaster, you can do it with a… Read More ›
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Tis The Season…Fa La La La La
“A common view of knowledge, going back to Plato, is that knowledge is justified, true belief. To know something, you have to think it’s true (that’s belief), you have to be right about it (that’s truth), and you have to… Read More ›
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Are We Serious yet?
“Darwinism is dynamic. It is about change, not stasis; about process, not pattern; about tales, not tableaux; about becoming, not being.” ― Henry Gee, In Search of Deep Time The other night I was driving home, it was fast… Read More ›
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The System is Just Not Built That Way
“Nobody who says, ‘I told you so’ has ever been, or will ever be, a hero.” ― Ursula K. Le Guin Every morning I drop my kids off at school, along with some of their friends. They are emersed in… Read More ›
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Change Has Got To Come
“We’re lost,’ she said. ‘We’re here,’ Bateman replied. They were both right.” ― Joseph Knox, The Smiling Man My apologies, I’ve been a bit remiss in keeping to a regular schedule with the blog. About a month ago, I… Read More ›
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How Much is a Punch in the Face Worth?
“Every day there had been rotten cops in the news and still she had been bamboozled. ‘I mean, they’re supposed to protect people, right? How can they be so bad at their jobs?’ ‘They protect people from other people…. Read More ›
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I Know Nothing!
“Sometimes the best lie was just the truth left to ripen on the branch too long.” ― Lou Berney, The Long and Faraway Gone Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the so-called “War on Public Education.” Every day… Read More ›
Dad Gone Wild 