On Butter

I recently saw a list of things from a younger person regarding things that s/he thought were weird that older people liked and that younger people could not stand. One of the things was margarine.  Now it occurred to me that...

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My Degree

MY DEGREE One of my proudest accomplishments was to obtain a Bachelor’s Degree in 1999.  I like to say it only took me Thirty Years to get it.  While is some ways that is true that is, like many stories, not the only story. ...

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Kudos

One of the things I like about the new generation is that for the most part they accept people better than our generation did.  They accepts people of different races, religions, creeds, sexual preferences, any damned thing one...

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Bullying

I constantly hear people talking about how bad bullying is today.  I understand that it is bad.  I also understand that the added dynamic of social media causing a higher level of public exposure and “shaming” may...

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Roseanne

I have been remiss. I think that Roseanne should not have been blackballed from her show.  I think that her ostracization was totally inappropriate. What she said was completely uncalled for and stupid.  I think that calling it...

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Autism

You have probably have heard about the supposed raise in the incidents of autism.  I say supposed simply because I do not believe the facts will support this claim. To understand this issue, you have to understand a couple of...

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Bad Drivers

Work with me here. So you are an above average driver.  Yeh, yeh, I know: everyone is an above average driver.  Right! I know that I am not the greatest driver in the world, but I know that I am generally a safe driver.  I do...

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Signal Lights

I do not know if you think that you have a reason to signal a lane change after you are already in my lane.  Maybe you are bragging that you have just cut me off.  Maybe you dinosaur brain cannot react fast enough to turn on...

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