If Dickens’ hope as expressed here is going to come to fruition, it will be because decent people actively made it happen. When I was a little boy my grandfather told me, “Try to leave this world in better condition …
Category: Sustainability
The American Lawn
Without doubt, a cleanly and frequently mowed lawn of some variety of grass was the paradigm for our front and back yards when we were young. Many of us today, however, if we had it to do over again, would …
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Our Dominant Cultural Settings
What 20th Century French philosopher, historian, and political activist Michel Foucault (no relation to the 19th Century physicist Léon Foucault of pendulum fame) said here is entirely correct, and it’s what has made life in America so jarring over the …
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Understanding the MAGA Mindset
I don’t know how much scientific validity there is in the claim at left re: chemical addictions, but it’s at least partially true. That is, Trump’s behavior gives people of low moral character permission to behave poorly with respect to …
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Where There Is a Demand for Something, Regardless of How Asinine, Someone Will Come Along and Meet It
It’s easy to get angry about stupidity like this, but it’s part of the reality we are all living in the United States right now.
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The Modern Catholic Church on “Wokeism”
It’s good to see that the Catholic Church leadership is so rooted in humanitarianism, continuing along the path of Pope Francis.
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The Meat Indusry Employs Questionable Math/Logic
If five slices of bacon give you 28% of the thiamin (vitamin B1) you need, 18 slices will give you 100%. Three things to consider, however: 1) Bacon, as a processed meat, is generally considered unhealthy due to its high …
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Existentialism
A lady asked me to define existentialism the other day, and the words at left are essentially what I told her. Some people find this concept depressing, i.e., that we live in a universe that is coldly indifferent to our …
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Comments on Douglas Macgregor
The reader who sent me this asked if found what Macgregor wrote here to be offensive. Let me preface my response: I clearly remember Douglas Macgregor from my K-12 education at the William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia, even though he …
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In a Parent’s Response to His Kids, Is the Word “No” Enough?
All I can say on this subject is that it never was my style. I didn’t have a problem saying, “Sorry, we can’t do that, because …. (e.g., we’ll be late for school). Being an authoritarian for no real reason …
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