Year: 2020
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A Wedding in COVID Times
Weddings take a lot of time to plan. Halls, where a reception might take place, often require reservations a year in advance. My daughter’s wedding certainly followed that path. My son and daughter-in-law’s wedding was…
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Monumental Battles
For those unfamiliar with “Custer’s Last Stand”, the simple story is that in 1876 a troop of 7th US Cavalry, led by George Armstrong Custer, were wiped out by the “Indians.” The truth is of course…
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Project “Just a Few Bad Apples” Update
It has been just over 2 months since starting this project. My wife is starting to ask questions about what we should do with the apples in the living room. I guess I could wrap…
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Theoretical Frameworks
For the past few months, like so many others, I have been reflecting on this whole COVID experience and trying to make sense of it, more specifically, what is the point of it all? When…
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Human Kindness
Is Human kindness a weapon in electoral conflict? I used to scoff at American’s focus on the character of the individual politician in preference to their policy. Since Trump, my views have changed. It appears,…