Tag Archives: humanity

What Will Define This Decade?

Posted on September 8, 2025 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week 24 years ago this week, terrorists struck America. And it, or rather how we responded to it, came to define the first decade of this century. Then, in the 20-teens, the world reeled from the Great … Continue reading →

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They Say, “It Takes All Kinds…

Posted on September 4, 2025 by mitchteemley

…to make a world.” But what they really mean is, “There are a lot of weird people out there.” So, here’s a mini-celebration of those “all kinds” of people. Embrace your weirdness! Click on any image to enlarge it, read … Continue reading →

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Votes for Women? Yes! But Why?

Posted on August 27, 2025 by mitchteemley

It seems an odd question to ask in this enlightened era (as if). But it’s worth asking every day. My country just celebrated Women’s Equality Day. And I’m glad we did. Because women will always be equal. Yet their right … Continue reading →

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We Are Not Alone in Death

Posted on August 24, 2025 by mitchteemley

What a strange era we find ourselves in. 2025 is, in many ways, comparable to the world war years. Reminders of human mortality assault us daily. Still, death has always been with us, as Seneca the Younger observed in the … Continue reading →

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Where Do Babies Come From?

Posted on August 23, 2025 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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Two Letters to My Manufacturer

Posted on August 21, 2025 by mitchteemley

Dear Mr. Elohim, Re. My Heart: May I begin by saying how much I appreciate the Wisdom and Maturity features you designed into this thing. Although I could wish they didn’t take an entire lifetime to become fully functional. Re. … Continue reading →

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In Praise of the Almost-Ordinary

Posted on August 14, 2025 by mitchteemley

Five years ago this month, in the midst of a pandemic summer, my wife and I passed a milestone. One that wouldn’t have even been an inchstone before 2020. Is there such a thing as an “inchstone”? Well, no, and … Continue reading →

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The World We Leave Behind

Posted on August 8, 2025 by mitchteemley

What would the world look like without us? The scientific word is entropy. Things would crack, crumble, and disintegrate. But they would also be invaded — by water, soil, light, life. They would be transformed from the unnatural into the … Continue reading →

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Ready or Not, You’re a Teacher!

Posted on August 4, 2025 by mitchteemley

Photo by Alexander Krivitskiy Thought for the Week Five years ago today, I met the future. His name was Jaylen. He and I had been matched as mentee and mentor by a local social service organization. How did I feel? … Continue reading →

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What Is Our World Made Of?

Posted on July 23, 2025 by mitchteemley

It was the world they were born into The one they’d been given Although they’d long since forgotten The Visitor who came and filled it with glass Which was said to be immortal They had to admit it was beautiful … Continue reading →

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