Category Archives: Discursive Detours

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Materialism, Robots and Attitudes

Robots are starting to look and act a lot like humans. Wondering if robots can be people, or if humans are merely biological robots, involves assumptions about reality. I’ll look at one of those assumptions in this post and why … Continue reading

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Minnesota in the Springtime

“…I love Paris in the springtime. I love Paris in the fall….” It’s been years since I heard “I Love Paris.” Nice song, but a bit schmaltzy for today’s tastes. And nobody’s written a follow-up, expressing affection for Minnesota in … Continue reading

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Spirit Photographs

My wife asked me if I knew some of my ancestors were spiritualists. She’d seen an odd picture of my Campbell forebears while putting together a family photo album. This was in September, 2011. I had, and even knew a … Continue reading

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day 2018

Other more-or-less-holiday-related stuff: “Happy Thanksgiving!” (November 23, 2017) “Veterans Day 2017” (November 10, 2017) “On the Halloween Express” (October 30, 2017) “Independence Day 2017” (July 4, 2017) “More Than a 3-Day Weekend” (May 28, 2017)

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