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Frustration by Dorien Grey 7/7/2014 4:02:43 AM
Probably the single most powerful…and prevalent…emotion in my life is frustration. For me, it is a hair-trigger, automatic reaction to anything which, in my estimation, does not go exactly as I think it should go. For me, it is a bottomless chasm of ... more
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The Broken Compass by Dorien Grey 7/3/2014 2:52:22 AM
As so often happens when I set off to write a blog, I'll head off in one direction and not only end up nowhere near where I intended to go when I started, and have no idea how I got where I did end up. I seem to have a magic ability to unconsciously ... more
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Pondering the Imponderable by Dorien Grey 6/30/2014 3:03:20 AM
We humans seem to take a perverse delight in pondering questions for which there are and can be no definitive answers. It's one of the many wonders—and frustrations—of life that we spend so much time and energy on them as we do. Perhaps it is partly ... more
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Tenure for Teachers by David A. Schwinghammer 6/26/2014 8:33:45 AM
A federal judge ruled that tenure for teachers in California
was unconstitutional. This is a nice way to lose the good teachers we have.
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Of Time and Blogs by Dorien Grey 6/26/2014 4:01:21 AM
I'm not sure what to call it. It's not ennui (one of my all-time favorite words, by the way). It's not really boredom. And I don't feel particularly burnt-out. It's just, I think, the need for a short break in the routine.
This is my 954th ... more
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WILL by Robert A. Mills 6/25/2014 6:23:45 AM
WILL (there is now a piece on Wedsnesdays as well as on Satudays. Please read Wedneday also. Your comments will be greatly appreciated.) George F. Will, the 73 year old 1977 Pulitzer Prize winner (when he was 35) and columnist for a m... more
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"I Sing the Body Electric!" by Dorien Grey 6/23/2014 3:13:13 AM
On music and its influences on us.... more
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Slleep by Dorien Grey 6/19/2014 3:08:51 AM
I’ve not used an alarm clock in 40 years. My mind has a build-in alarm which is set for no later than 6:00, no matter how much I would like to sleep longer. Seven mornings out of ten, I wake up like a tree full of owls between 5:50 and 6:00, no matte... more
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Technology and Me by Dorien Grey 6/16/2014 2:58:37 AM
It isn't that technology has it out for me. It's just that it doesn't give a crap whether I understand it or not.... more
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Sing Me a Song by Dorien Grey 6/12/2014 3:07:22 AM
"Popular" music is constantly changing to reflect the times. Change is not always good.... more
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Lies by Dorien Grey 6/9/2014 1:49:49 AM
Lying is an integral part of human nature. For anyone to deny lying merely proves the point. There are an infinite number of types of lies, but the vast majority are basically a form of defense mechanism—a means of self protection when we fear the t... more
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Spare me! by Dorien Grey 6/5/2014 2:53:51 AM
A few thoughts on proselytizing. ... more
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Words Spoken, Words Written by Dorien Grey 6/2/2014 2:34:15 AM
Some people prefer to communicate through talking, others through writing. One writer's look at the comparative advantages and disadvantages of each.... more
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Name Dropping by Dorien Grey 5/26/2014 2:38:07 AM
While I always find name droppers mildly annoying, I realized the other day, while talking with an English friend (drop #1) I met on my last year’s cruise from Rome to Istanbul (drop #2) about the possibility of his joining me and my friend Gary on o... more
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Welcome to Florida by Irene chainirene@gmail.com 5/23/2014 9:50:57 PM
Every Journey holds a memory , and what you may experience and feel becomes your book, your story and Word First Publishing can ‘Let the world share it with you’
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"Mine Enemy Grows Older" by Dorien Grey 5/19/2014 2:17:02 AM
It’s not often one gets to make reference to raconteur Alexander King, Walt Kelly’s Pogo, and Dorothy Parker in the same sentence, but I’ve managed. The title of this particular blog is taken from King’s 1958 book of his personal observations on agin... more
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Looking for flying tales by Byron Edgington 5/14/2014 3:24:53 PM
I need your flying stories!... more
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"Under God" by Dorien Grey 5/12/2014 2:31:43 AM
To avoid being stoned in the streets, I suppose a caveat might be in order before we begin: the views expressed in the following blog are my views. You are under absolutely no obligation to agree with them. But I hope you might try to understand them... more
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Koch Brothers Interfere in Local Election by David A. Schwinghammer 5/8/2014 8:24:48 AM
The local zoo in Columbus, Ohio, lost a referendum to update, thanks to a commerical financed by Charles and David Moneybags.
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Where There's a Will.... by Dorien Grey 5/5/2014 2:36:26 AM
There’s that old saying, “Where there’s a will, there are relatives.” And anyone who has ever gone through the family feuding and squabbling that far too often goes on when a close relative dies knows it can be a pretty ugly experience.
When... more
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