In today's world of information overload most people maintain a binary view of things. There's the left; and there's the right.
While I admittedly cant more to the port side than starboard, generally I find both sides full of cow pucky.
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It was a silent auction pretty much like any other at your standard fundraising gala. Table after table of dinners, tickets to shows, massage packages and jewelry. Lots of jewelry.
Tucked into a corner sat a simple frame. It was the logo that caught my eye....
It was June 2016 and I was standing in line at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris to check in for my flight home. It had been an intense week, spent with a remarkable group of people from all over the world discussing everything from...
noblesse oblige [noh-bles oh-bleezh; French naw-bles aw-bleezh]
noun 1. the moral obligation of those of high birth, powerful social position, etc., to act with honor, kindliness, generosity, etc.
This nation was founded by people who categorically rejected the idea of nobility, of a “special” class, of “royal birthright” to...
I’m a pretty public person. I tend to share my opinions and welcome the opportunity to engage with those whose views differ from mine. As strongly as I hold my own beliefs, I am equally fervent in my desire to embrace what a true Democracy...
It caught me entirely off guard.
It’s not like I’ve never said the words before. When I was a kid going to public school in the Main Line Suburbs of Philadelphia, we regularly said the Pledge of Allegiance in class at the start of the day....
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She’s always waiting for me.
It doesn’t matter how long I’m gone or how absent I’ve been. She doesn’t care whether or not I have paid attention and been in touch, or if I disappear only to return out of the blue.
Whenever...
It seems a common theme.
All things happen for a reason. Nothing by chance. There are no mistakes.
A few people in my life are experiencing some rather intense situations right now – things that impact their relationships, livelihoods and the very paths on which their feet...
This morning I emerged from my front door to find that one of my rosebushes had seemingly exploded overnight with a family of hot pink blossoms. There’s nothing more disappointing than gorgeous blooms with no scent. Okay so maybe there are a *few* things more...
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You’ve probably heard it said, that on the Internet no one knows you’re a dog. Same also could be said for people’s political affiliations when they’re meandering around the dog park. It’s one of the things I love most about dog...
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More than occasionally I wonder whether or not I’m part dog.
Actually, scratch that.
More than occasionally I wonder whether or not I’m more dog than human.
It’s not just that several years ago I made a tectonic shift in my life, bending my...
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