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Monthly Archives: January 2021
The Second Amendment
was destined to do America in. Too many people armed and too many evil and looney-tunes types walking around with ample, available armaments. The act was a primitive, destructive anachronism which should have buried after WWII when the country had … Continue reading
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In Canadian long-term-care facilities and hospitals,
there will soon be an epidemic nursing shortage. Who will want to work there, unheard, ignored, and abused for peanuts? Decades of Canadian and provincial governments have totally taken these people for granted and bear the blame for low wages, … Continue reading
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The Main Lessons of 4 Years of Trump
Empiricism matters. Facts matter. Truth matters. (He immediately set up mechanisms to remove climate change action and to debunk the authority of science in government.) Lies and misrepresentations matter. (He racked up over 25,000 according to The Washington Post so … Continue reading
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What’s crazy about this technology?
T.v. ad featuring hands-free driving. Why, you can put on your makeup, blow your nose, or floss your teeth while ‘driving’! And don’t get me started on self-parking cars. There is an insane over-trust and over-confidence about the safety of … Continue reading
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The Arts and The Beautiful: Images and Visions
The different art forms have produced many great images and visions, often expressed by remarkable individuals or groups and genius-creators. In Architecture, there are the beautiful conceptions of Frank Lloyd Wright, America’s greatest architect as expressed in Fallingwater or the … Continue reading
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Example of a Shakespearean Argument:
Sonnet 42 That thou hast her, it is not all my grief, And yet it may be said I loved her dearly: That she hath thee is of my wailing chief, A loss in love that touches me more nearly. … Continue reading
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As Metaphors Go…
not a bad one from Thomas L. Friedman: “The GOP has become a great political brothel….The red light has always been on” renting itself to anyone. Unlucky 13 for Trump today.
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3 Books for Word-Lovers
All 3 are informational and entertaining and, thus, recommended for serious fans of the Word.
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For Those Interested in Canadian Expressions
One of my Christmas gifts. Interesting 2009 book still in print.
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