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Complicated
Still workin’ on the question Lucretia asked, regarding respect/no respect. Still workin’ on Rawls, for that matter. I paused to re-read Mary Ann Glendon’s Rights Talk, and I’m taking Chantal Mouffe’s...
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Sandra at the beach
There were some interesting comments about ‘tolerance’ in the Fray at XX Factor (Slate.com), in response to posts by Abby Collard (Oct 3) and EJ Graff (Oct 4). Neither Collard nor Graff thought...
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Get me on
Little discussion of sex. I know, much more fun to have than to discuss. Still. Does sex matter, beyond pleasure? Can the act of sex be separated from any possible meanings? Should it be? Blech. Okay,...
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Sing a song
So I’ve used the same Poi Dog Pondering song for THREE posts. Yeesh. And I discovered this while checking to see if I used another title previously—which I had (neither post was published). It’s not as...
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Just who is the five o-clock hero?
I lost out on a job; I am so relieved. I shouldn’t be: I should be freaking out. Yes, I’m still teaching, but that covers rent, nothing more. And I do have a bit of money in the bank, but not enough...
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Valentine’s day is over
Valentine’s Day. Eh. When I was a kid my dad would buy treats for all of us for Valentine’s Day, so I was WHOO! VALENTINE’S DAY. Then I got older and hated everything, so VALENTINE’S DAY, BOO! Then I...
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I just died in your arms tonight
What song do you most want—or not want—to hear as you shuffle off to Buffalo? Megan Seling, formerly of the Slog, wrote in to her old paper to note her horror at almost meeting her maker to the sounds...
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Thanksgiving for every wrong move
Hope y’all had a peaceful day—or not, if that is your wont
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So much wrong, but this is so right: Whoever you are, wherever you are, for whatever reason, go easy.
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Poi Dog Pondering with the day’s song: May all of us come to terms with ourselves, and with one another.
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So I was talking to my folks earlier today and my dad said Hey, do you remember Thanksgiving from years ago? And I’m thinking of how we all used to get together at my grandma’s, my brother, two...
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It’s been a long time, but I’m trying to make my way back. May you have a peaceful holiday.
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