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Being 75
Today is my birthday. I am 75. I seldom use a blog post to recognize my birthday, but 75 seems different. It is not a nice round number, but I would guess you know what I mean. It seems a … Continue reading
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Minnesota Apples
It is Fall in Minnesota and time for the Apple harvest. As a recent Minnesota transplant, I am enjoying the season. It is interesting to me that my first job was in Cortland, New York, home of the Cortland apple … Continue reading
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Politicalization of Climate Crisis
I listened to the Republican debate last night. This morning I read this article from Scientific American. I would describe this accidental combination as jarring. I don’t remember a comment about climate change in last night’s debate, but lots of … Continue reading
Help Expand And Retain Tech Alternatives
I read an opinion piece in Medium that lamented the domination of technology tools and services by fewer and fewer companies. Too many get sucked in by the free or ad-supported services which many companies share and subsidize by other … Continue reading
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Dream World
I have not posted in some time. We have been traveling and I focus on my travel blog when I take a trip. I welcome people to read the stories from my trips, but I write about the places we … Continue reading
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The barista knows my name
I spend a lot of time in coffee shops. I read and write there and I am not sure why this environment offers such a comfortable place to do this. I think it is being part of a social setting … Continue reading
Isaacson on Musk
I have purchased and am listening to Walter Isaacson’s book about Elon Musk. The book traces Musk’s journey from his childhood in South Africa to his emergence as a Silicon Valley innovator. Podcasts I listen to have criticized the book … Continue reading
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Freedom for whom
Freedom is one of those positive ambiguous words political parties attempt to appropriate as a descriptor for their particular parties. This seems an impossibility as an outsider looking at such claims when applied to some situations. The book club I … Continue reading
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Writing down a struggle
I have participated in an online book study group led by Dr. Dan Allosso for a year or so. Dan is a history prof at Bemidji State University located in Northern Minnesota. He is a second-career academic coming to the … Continue reading
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Lies as free speech
Everyone needs to consider what this defense implies. It proposes that if you are convinced what you speak as lies and related actions you take are believed to be true and justified, your actions reflect free speech and acceptable behavior. … Continue reading
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