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Dec 18, 20239 min read
Guaranteed Income
The following is a short article reviewing a study of what happens when poor people get supplemental incomes and how that income is...
Dec 18, 20238 min read
Dinner Time
Christmas is coming. This may be for many, the final family dinner celebration for the year—a tradition that other times of the year...
Dec 18, 20231 min read
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Songs: Oh Well by Fleetwood Mac Nothing Else Matters, Apocalyptica Goodbye Old Girl, Art Farmer Streaming: Fiske on Netflix Lessons...
Nov 21, 20238 min read
School Board
I plan to go to a school board meeting this coming year, to both listen and observe the Board and the audience. Newsfeeds are ramping up...
Nov 21, 202311 min read
Lincoln's God by J. Zeitz
We live in a time where many people of all faiths are choosing to wear their religious feelings on their sleeve. This is great for...
Nov 21, 20230 min read
Nov 21, 20231 min read
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Books: Lessons in Chemistry; this is also a very nicely done Apple Series Shows: On Netflix, Paris Police 1900 is quite unusual and...
Oct 15, 202314 min read
The Darkest Year by William K Klingaman
The impressions I have regarding the life of people my parent’s ages are of a population at home during World War II characterized by...
Oct 15, 20236 min read
Military Honors
In my career, I have witnessed many deaths—usually in the hospital and usually with an air of expectation. In my life, I have had many...
Oct 15, 20230 min read
Oct 15, 20231 min read
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Shows and Movies: The Morning Show season 3: Apple TV Flora and Son: Apple TV movie Informational: Why prescription medication to treat...
Sep 14, 20236 min read
Not Prosecuted in the Name of the Lord
As a young doctor I craved learning new, “hands on” procedures. One of these was neonatal circumcision which was uniformly requested in...
Sep 14, 20238 min read
Mean America
The September Atlantic features an article by David Brooks titled “How America Got Mean.” He writes for both he NYT and the Atlantic and...
Sep 14, 20230 min read
Sep 14, 20231 min read
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Plays: If you live in Olympia, consider seeing The Revolutionists at The Harlequin. There I clever dialogue and it is well acted; Marie...
Aug 18, 20238 min read
The Second Coming of the KKK by Linda Gordon
The Second Coming of the KKK Linda Gordon This book reflects with some detail the resurgence of the KKK in the Roaring Twenties when it...
Aug 18, 20235 min read
Kingsolver Interview with Ezra Klein
This was found on a podcast available under Ezra Klein's label--It is an interesting interview with one of my favorite modern authors....
Aug 18, 20230 min read
Aug 18, 20231 min read
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Downloaded News / Opinion: I regret to report the economic anxiety theory of Trumpism is back https://www.vox.com/2023/8/4/23818817/trump...
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