Category Archives: Current Events

In the whole debate about gun laws that has been going on for so long, no one has pointed out…
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Imagine this scene in a story involving four characters, where one of them is non-binary: They are faced with a…
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A local university president recently asked members of the community to weigh in on how the university system can combat…
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Driver: “Hi, I’d like to get my truck serviced.” Service Rep: “No problem, sir. What year is your vehicle?” Driver:…
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I have assiduously avoided talking about anything political on this blog, but this is something I can no longer avoid….
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I tend to avoid politics and religion in this blog, for obvious reasons. Both subjects seem to get peoples’ blood…
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I don’t usually get too serious in this blog, but this subject has been bothering me for some time. There…
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Like so many other people this week, I’m indulging myself in the fantasy that I could win the biggest lottery…
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Some things take on a certain resonance when viewed from a windblown, polar desert. Since I arrived here at McMurdo…
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I came across this the other day: I had seen it before, but this time I decided to fact-check it….
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