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Good Intentions

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Brian H. Gill

Variations on “dead men tell no tales” go back at least to 1560 or thereabouts in my language. The idea is much older.1 As advice goes, it’s arguably flawed. Folks who are dead aren’t chatty, but their bodies occasionally pop … Continue reading →

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The Speckled Axe

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Brian H. Gill

I’m a perfectionist, a frustrated one. Somewhere between childhood and adolescence, I felt that if adequacy had a numeric value, it’d be greater than two and less than one; or something equally impossible. More accurately, I felt as if that … Continue reading →

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Internet Friends, Real People

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Brian H. Gill

Near the end of a self-help book, the author wrote that social connections we make with others online aren’t “real.” The next sentence said that online communities are “pretend communities.” The author explained that they don’t “come close to fulfilling … Continue reading →

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Sweet Potatoes, Genes, and Long Life

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Brian H. Gill

One woman decided to take a road trip after learning she had a terminal illness. Another switched careers. Both choices make sense, given the circumstances. This year’s World Food Prize goes to a team who developed a new sweet potato, … Continue reading →

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