Category Archives: Culture

Literature, opinions, futurism

How to be Hip

Posted on October 20, 2018 by

How do you define something that is, by definition, always changing? Hipsters are nothing new, of course. Eve was made from Adams’s rib (close to his hip), and refused to accept the status quo. Abraham Lincoln was into abolition before … Continue reading →

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I’m Insensitive. Respect Me!

Posted on October 18, 2018 by

I have decided to adopt Insensitivity as a way of life, and demand that you respect me as a member of a persecuted minority! What’s that? You say I’ve offended you? Stop persecuting me! Just a snarky little comment on … Continue reading →

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Happy Boss’s Day (Maybe)

Posted on October 16, 2018 by

 It’s Boss’s Day!* Yay!  Maybe. To borrow an old bit: “I quit because of religious differences.” “Oh, yeah?” “Yeah, my boss thought he was God. And I disagreed.” Good leaders know how to find the delicate balance between leading and listening. If your boss … Continue reading →

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Castles in the Air

Posted on October 13, 2018 by

Which type are you? P.S. That’s a photo (not a painting) of a real hot air balloon created by a renowned European craftsman. He dreamed it and built it! “The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, … Continue reading →

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Journaling for Life

Posted on October 12, 2018 by

Part One: Why Keep a Life Journal? “In the diary you find proof that in situations which today would seem unbearable, you lived… We may be wiser because we are able to look back upon our former condition.” ~Franz Kafka … Continue reading →

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Real Fatherhood

Posted on October 11, 2018 by

During self-introductions a college student of mine once boasted that he’d fathered 11 children by 11 different mothers. I normally avoid judgmental statements. Not this time. “Do you support them?” I asked. “Uh, no!” he said with a grin. “Then … Continue reading →

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Be Real

Posted on October 2, 2018 by

Be real. There’s a world full of people out there who’ve forgotten how. Be the person who shows them. Be you.

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