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Albert Schweitzer
One of my heroes is Albert Schweitzer. I wish I had half his courage and even a fraction of his determination to live what he believed. Kurt Bestor composed a piece in honor of The Sage of Lamberene. I hope … Continue reading
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Musical Interlude
We interrupt this week’s delivery of free yammering (but worth every cent you pay for it!) for a brief musical interlude. Just a few songs to say what I’m too lazy to write today. Philip Aaberg: Upright – This is … Continue reading
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Burnin’ down the house
This weekend I played one of my best games of Monopoly ever. I was over at a friend’s house, and while I usually do okay at Monopoly…well, let’s say I monopolized the game. I creamed him. Wiped the board with … Continue reading
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Pond scum
Spend much time online and it would appear that America is becoming a cesspool of hatred. General Mills creates a commercial featuring a bi-racial family and the YouTube comments go crazy with people criticizing the commercial. Justin Bieber behaves badly … Continue reading
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Day after day
Even though my alarm goes off every morning at 5:18 am and if I sleep in so much as an hour beyond that I feel lousy for the rest of the day, I wouldn’t say I’m a morning person. Frankly, … Continue reading
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Music Review: SkyWorld, by TSFH
In spite of being somewhat disappointed with “Archangel“, because “Invincible” was such a strong album and the Amazon preview snippets were sufficiently interesting, I decided to give TSFH another chance and bought “SkyWorld,” their fifth publicly released album. Not having … Continue reading
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An eye-opener, and no mistake
If there was ever an argument for letting the rich keep their money and do what they want with it, it’s Bill and Melinda Gates. The Gates Foundation and the various groups they partner with are doing a lot of … Continue reading
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Comment spammers and professionalism
I get comment spam continuously, but this one really cracked me up with it’s opening line: Hello, I am a professional social media business manager, obviously. Obvious how? Because you actually type out entire words? Because with a name like … Continue reading
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Not a Belieber
I’ve defended Justin Bieber before. I’m sad to say that is increasingly difficult to do. His recent DUI arrest pretty much settles it. He’s determined not to find his way gracefully through young adulthood. It’s sad more than anything else. … Continue reading
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Book Review: The Rithmatist, by Brandon Sanderson
I’ve had an unclear relationship with Brandon Sanderson‘s work. I thought “Elantris” was okay. I felt his “Alcatraz” series was perfect for the audience–and that I was not in that audience. I enjoyed the first “Mistborn” book, but only a … Continue reading
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