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That’s not what persecuted means
I have restrained myself from commenting on the nonsense that one branch of one party put us through with 16 days of what amounted to extortion, but there is at least one incident about the recent...
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“Why don’t you like him?”
A creepy guy meme.I now know who the creeper/proto-rapist in my neighbors’ social group. I was half asleep late Friday/early Saturday, when a vehicle pulled into the driveway between our building and...
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Missed signals and entitlement
“No, thanks. I’m fine.”Before overhearing the conversation the other night, where I heard a young man cajoling a woman of his acquaintance for not liking one of their mutual acquaintances enough to...
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Rough, manly sport, part 4
We’re in the middle of football season, so I am watching games each week. I’ve written before about the complicated relationship I have with football. This week it was impossible to watch the games...
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“Why’d ya do it?”
Ant colonies in temperate regions will close off all the entrances to the colony at night to prevent the interior temperature from dropping to fatal levels. In order to properly seal the entrances, a...
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Bullied bullies, part 1
A literal bible thumper!Anti-gay activists have been claiming to be the victim of bullying and oppression for a long time. The go-to response when anyone points out their intolerant attitude has always...
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If you meet them all day…
In the opening episode of season four of Justified, Deputy U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens tells a criminal he has locked in his trunk, “If you meet an asshole in the morning, you met an asshole. If you...
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Bleak midwinter
Having a bad day?It’s been a while since I heard the old myth, so I was a little surprised when a detective show I watch had the medical examiner character refer to Christmas as “Suicide Season.” That...
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Too close to home
Not all natural habitats are equal.My current “pocket book” is a memoir by a gay man who, like me, was raised in a very evangelical fundamentalist family. I’d read reviews of the book when it first...
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Eyes on the road
Just trying to get somewhere.Some days I wonder who has stolen the brains of all the other drivers. Recently, while I was giving my hubby a ride to work (one of my favorite parts of work-from-home day...
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Mirror, mirror…
Obviously not actually me, as there is only one remote in the picture…Several years ago I was reading about the new shows coming out the next season, and one, The Big Bang Theory, sounded like exactly...
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Expressing himself
It’s easy to forget that professional athletes are people. And, despite the fact that for a while I majored in journalism, I sometimes find it very hard to believe that most journalists are even...
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Still pinching myself
This is how we riot in Seattle: We wait for the light to change, even when there are no cars. That’s not just my city, by the way, that’s my neighborhood. That intersection is a short walk from our...
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Oops! All thumbs!
This may or may not be an accurate representation of me writing.I was trying to edit a draft post this morning, and I clicked the Publish button when I was reaching for the Update Draft button. Which...
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Speaking of dads…
I really do like to hear about great dads. Here are a few: evoL= shares: Saying Good-bye to My Dad and Fathers Day as I Have Known It Easily Crestfallen tells us: About Fathers and Sons Unspoken Words...
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Ear worms
dailyflicksandpics.com\auhor\goranI get songs stuck in my head all the time. Part of the reason is that I listen to music a lot. It’s background for when I’m working or writing, I listen to music when...
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The internet rage machine
First World Problems (moneyramblings.com)So one evening last week I was reading a blog that I check regularly, and the author posted a link to a music video. The guy posts such links semi regularly,...
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Somepony Else’s Friends
I love this t-shirt, featuring camping unicorns (Campy-corns!)!As the song says, sometimes you just want to go where everyone knows your name. Sometimes, you just want to hang out with friends in an...
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Say what?
I have written before about odd encounters with people through social media. One problem is that since some of the places I hang out online are forums and services that cater to specifically gay...
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Selection bias, confirmation bias, or…?
Conservatives Converge Around Fox News as Main Source; No Single Source Dominates on the Left (Source: Pew Research Center)The news seems to have been dominated by a couple of themes this week. I could...
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