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This is Not a Cruise Line Advertisement
I disembarked from a five-day cruise two days ago. And I have one thing to say. Ahhhhh. Said cruise was my fifth in three years, and I have a sixth lined up in six weeks. As you might imagine, I have developed a thing for cruise vacations. And now it’s my turn to indoctrinate you.…
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Navel-Gazing: Part 468
This post is not so much for public consumption, but if it goes viral, I’ll accept it. I’ll be embarrassed, but I’ll accept it. It’s fascinating how each of us has a universe that exists in our own minds. We all draw our own conclusions, make our own intimate connections of fact, of cause and…
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The Parade of Trumps
I won’t try to convince you that this is not a political post. In some ways, it is. In fact, it’s a desperate political post. Not desperate in the sense that I’m beside myself with fear that The Donald will become The Commander in Chief. Desperate in the sense that I have found no way…
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Stop Cuttin’ Up and Face Yourself
It was a typical weekday morning. I had barreled through my morning routine, walked down the street to Ashby station and waited on the next eastbound MARTA train on my way to work. Once aboard, I had zoned out for the first stop and a half when I noticed a ragged, middle-to-older aged man looking…
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Voter ID
I want to share a story. It’s not all that exciting, so settle back in from the edge of your seat. Once there was a guy who was known for being smart and shy. He was guarded, meticulous, and careful in his actions and his speech. Others saw him as aloof. In most public settings…
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No Not New Year’s
I am trying really hard to start a series of new habits as the calendar turns over. Without jinxing it by hitching these habits to a resolution. My efforts have been vague, generalized, not strict, and very forgiving. I have taken to half-reading articles about how to make resolutions that stick. I half-read them all…
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My Distortion-Phobic Rant Against Matt Walsh
Since we’re rapidly approaching a point where mainstream American opinion is generally supportive of gay rights, it’s fallen to the newly self-appointed outsiders to ridicule the practice of the mainstream acting like the mainstream by having its mainstream opinion heard. At present, the desperate crusade has its personification in Matt Walsh. I don’t know much…
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Fare Judgement
[Micah’s note: Upon reviewing this post, I realize that I seemingly gave unfettered approval to the idea of “laws of morality.” When I use the word “morality” in this post, I’m referring to the idea of morality on a societal level… I guess what most people would be more comfortable calling “ethics.” I do not…
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Who Owns Hip-Hop?
This one comes directly from my hurt heart. I saw something on my Facebook feed yesterday that made my heart hurt. A lot. I cherish my Facebook friends and their divergent perspectives. That being said, I often become annoyed with my conservative friends for what I perceive to be a myopic allegiance to deceptively straightforward…