Category Archives: Journal

Sharing more about me, less about (almost) everything else

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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Choices, Change, Technology, and Using Our Brains

This week I’ll be looking at: I’ll also explain why I don’t “believe in” Progress with a capital “P”. On the other hand, I’d rather be living today than in 1923 or 1823. That’s partly because we’ve made considerable progress, … Continue reading

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Hamas, Harvard, Ukraine and Alaska Air: Looking for a Bright Side 

All is not right with the world. But all is not wrong, either. Take Sunday night’s air disaster that didn’t happen, for example. Alaska Air 2059 An off-duty pilot, riding in the cockpit’s jump seat, achieved momentary fame by trying … Continue reading

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The Chrysler Building, Copyright, Spider-Man and Rules

This is not what I’m talking about for this week’s ‘Saturday’ post. But since I’m interested in both intellectual property rights and the fiction side of writing, I’m taking a few minutes from my Wednesday afternoon to share this excerpt … Continue reading

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