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The Constitution and Christmas
Last Sunday the wife’s Sunday school class on making Christmas less stressful and more meaningful went really well. At least for the first fifty minutes. During the last ten it devolved into a gripe...
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Doesn’t Compute
In an email I recently received, my father-in-law asked me what I thought of Tiger’s performance. I’m guessing his use of the word “performance” as opposed to “statement” means he wasn’t buying what...
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A More Gentle Pace
I recommend Roman Krznaric’s “The Wonderbox“. From the book flap: There are many ways to improve our lives: we can turn to the wisdom of philosophers, the teachings of religion, or the latest...
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Salinger Documentary (2013)
A bevy of blockbuster movies are premiering, but I recommend an under the radar mindbuster. Salinger is an intriguing meditation on literary genius, fame, privacy, and mental illness. About midway...
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The Musician’s Soul
I’m participating in a faculty seminar with eight other professors, each from different disciplines. We get together every other week and take turns discussing books everyone has selected from their...
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But How Will It Look On My Resume?
Statistics show people don’t tend to read any particular blog for very long. I’m not jumping from blog to blog, I’m reading fewer, which begs the question, why read this or any other blog? One common...
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L’eggo My Ego!
That pun will be lost on the youth. Recently, while training indoors for next summer’s Tour de France, the DVR offered slim pickings, so I ended up watching an ESPN documentary about the mid-90s...
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When asked why teaching, one recent applicant to the teaching certificate program I coordinate said, “Because I have to REALLY get out of retail.” I wanted to stand up and yell, “STOP dammit! Stop!...
View ArticleMaybe I’m Buddhist
I’m listening to a personal finance podcast series geared towards the retirement set. It’s about how to think about your legacy or how others will remember your brief time on this planet. I appreciate...
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