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I Actually Can’t See Your Halo; or, Last Grasps of a Failing Ideology
The Independent Journal Review is circulating a disturbing op-ed, presumably about Obama, and all liberals by association. The more disturbing aspect of the piece is that it’s actually about nothing but a private family matter that’s being exploited to promote the ideology of conservative self-reliance. The most disturbing truth is that the writer and the…
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This post is not about Miley Cyrus.
I have great desire to enter the Miley Cyrus VMA performance debate. However, I will decline to comment at length here, because the controversy and its multiple angles have been explored in excruciating detail. The short version, however, is that I support Miley; I think her display erred in its execution, but given her newbie…
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Blogger decides to blog–read all about it!
After a few years dabbling in the blogosphere, I’ve decided to take the plunge and devote some significant energy to that endeavor. For those dedicated followers I’ve picked up with my sporadic rants and ruminations, I hope this is exciting news. Or mews. Or music to your ears. Or all three. Going forward, I will…
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why killing someone is not equal to not killing someone
I make no claim to be an impartial observer of the George Zimmerman trial. I am proud to say that I was one of the first few thousand to sign the petition last year demanding that Zimmerman be charged so he could be brought to trial, a matter of days before the story broke nationwide.…
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Deen-Fense! or I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter
Why are we having this national discussion about Paula Deen and the components of her vocabulary? Since the story about Paula, who has served as the face of matronly Southern-fried cooking for the past decade or so, broke in the tabloid press, I think the most logical answer is that it’s sensational. The meat, if…
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my adopted heritage and my actual home
Things happen for a reason. Not my intent there to introduce a mind-blowing revelation that’s never been uttered before, but nonetheless, it’s true. Whether we shoehorn our realities into the holes of our lifeplan, whether we look hard enough and find the connections, whether our personal gravity draws our decisions irrevocably to the core of…
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Happy New Year.
It’s a time of beginnings. The new year is a time to wipe the slate clean and say, “Look Life, I really mean it this time.” In that spirit, I have decided to join the resolution parade this year. My resolution is that if I know something needs to be done and I haven’t been…
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Sanity Settings for Facebook
An awful lot of my Facebook friends have taken to their status updates to school the rest of us on what it means to participate on Facebook. That fact in and of itself makes this dicey ground for me to comment on. Especially when the comment I have for them is to get over themselves.…
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The Romneys I Have Known
I don’t know Mitt Romney. I can’t even say I’ve followed him closely enough to say that I know his type. But his debate win on Wednesday brought two memories to the fore of my mind. Yes, I acknowledge that Mitt won the debate. HIs points were cohesive, his direction was focused (even at the…
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