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A quiet day of reflection
Today I drove over to the Los Angeles Arboretum and Botanical Garden. If you've never been there before, you are missing an incredible treat - that is, if you enjoy…
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These are posts that have not yet found their proper home in the rest of the categories. Think of this as the holding area, the writing that does not fit neatly under philosophy, hobbies, history, or commentary, at least not yet.
Some of these are short observations. Some are pieces I have not gotten around to filing properly. Over time many of them will move into a more specific category as the collection gets organized, but for now they live here.
If you have landed on this page, treat it as a grab bag. There is usually something worth reading in it, even if it resists a tidy label.
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Bullies
I'm seeing some posts about bullying, so I thought I'd add a couple of cents. When I was going to school, from kindergarten through the end of high school, I…
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Is the remake ever any good?
I am a movie buff, simple and sweet. I have over 1,500 movies in my DVD and BluRay collection, am a member of Flixster (primarily for their Ultraviolet service) and…
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Perfect Storm
I had glorious plans for the day: get up early, drive up to Fresno, meet three beautiful ladies all dressed in pirate outfits, photograph them all over the renaissance faire,…
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Insidious Advertising
I hate most of the advertising today, because it's so insidious and pervasive in the western world. It seems like you cannot go anywhere or look at anything without seeing…