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Brian H. Gill
I was born in 1951. I'm a husband, father and grandfather. One of the kids graduated from college in December, 2008, and is helping her husband run businesses and raise my granddaughter; another is a cartoonist and artist; #3 daughter is a writer; my son is developing a digital game with #3 and #1 daughters. I'm also a writer and artist.
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Monthly Archives: November 2023
Holiday Season 2023: Here We Go Again
Advent doesn’t start for another week, but my country’s Christmas season is already off to a running start. I’ve mentioned Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Buckster Bunny and “I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas” before. Maybe I will again, but not … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving 2023: Still Being Thankful
Stuff happens: wealth and poverty, sickness and health. None of that is a sure sign of virtue or sin. What I do with what I’ve got: that is what matters. Continue reading
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Free to Agree With Me: Cancel Culture and Freedom of Expression
Bottom line, opinions and ideas that make sense will, eventually, slip past the censors. So will those that don’t make sense. I prefer not being protected from cartoons. Continue reading
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Medieval Monkish Medicine: Scientific Before Science was a Thing
Along with pretty much everyone else, Medieval Europe’s monasteries were self-sufficient. They grew their own food and provided their own medical care. They also served as hospitals for nearby communities. And they were centers of learning. Continue reading
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Veterans Day, 2023: A Few Minutes’ Worth
105 years ago, a bunch of VIPs signed off on stopping the debacle we call World War I. The November 11, 1918, armistice was a very big deal at the time; and still is. Although for different reasons. Here in … Continue reading
