Tag Archives: choice

20 Years Ago Today

Posted on September 9, 2021 by mitchteemley

September, 2001, was a tumultuous month for my family. We’d sold our Orange County condo, the only home our children had ever known, and on Labor Day moved into a rented townhouse in Burbank, California. The next day I would … Continue reading →

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Free Will

Posted on February 15, 2021 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week There are those who do not believe in free will, of course. And they are free to believe that, if they wish (see what I did there?). But I do believe in it. In fact, I … Continue reading →

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Where Babies Come From*

Posted on August 29, 2020 by mitchteemley

Old Myth: When a lady wants to be a mommy, a stork magically appears overhead with a baby in its beak and drops it into the lady’s house! But if the lady doesn’t want it–poof!–the stork takes it away! New … Continue reading →

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The Cognitive Dissonance of Abortion Rights

Posted on September 11, 2019 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on Vernon Miles Kerr:
The Cognitive Dissonance of Abortion “Rights” © 2019 Vernon Miles Kerr, vernonmileskerr.com ? There are three intellectual fictions, which must be accepted in order avoid cognitive dissonance in supporting the concept of a “right”…

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The Wishing Map 23

Posted on July 27, 2016 by mitchteemley

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Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Six: Zack’s Back (Continued) Previously: Zack returned home only to discover that his sister Gina had gone “into” the Map…

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The Wishing Map 64

Posted on June 6, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Fifteen: Destiny (Continued) Previously: Aunt Aloysia told Gina and Zack they must return to Ismara and find the lost Revealer, the key to the other … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 23

Posted on December 20, 2014 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Six: Zack’s Back (Continued) Previously: Zack returned home only to discover that his sister Gina had gone “into” the Map looking for him!  ⇔ ⇔ … Continue reading →

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