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Neither of these guys can be President, can they?
Firstly, let’s get the Canadian thing out of the way. I am a Canadian, born and bred, so why do I care about American politics? There are two significant reasons. One, I studied political science in university and have always found the combative nature of American politics interesting with its checks and balances. This fractious
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I cheated!
I decided that Facebook would be the least toxic and rage baity, and it was, in reality, pretty good. I enjoy seeing people in my life do well, except for that one guy; he knows who he is. As I was saying, Facebook was not a bad experience. I notice less news in my feed,
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Doing a media detox.
One of the reasons I was not posting for a while was I was not feeling great mentally and did not think I could post something without being negative. I have been in a crappy mood, and it was hard to be motivated.One of the reasons was that I was not careful with my media
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Guess who’s back, back again, tell a friend
My loyal readers, both of you, will have noticed I have been absent for a bit. I got distracted for a bit, but I am now back. I started a blog primarily to force myself to write regularly, and I still want to do that. My goal is to publish daily, I don’t know what
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Star watching
I spent last week in a cabin in the woods. One of the best things about that experience was enjoying the night sky. On a clear night, I could see the Milky Way and constellations normally concealed by city lights. It has been a while since I have seen the sky with such clarity. For
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Demon Copperhead and Poverty Porn
By https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2022/10/25/barbara-kingsolver-demon-copperhead-review/, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=72386596 Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver, is a 2022 award-winning novel which retells Dickens’ David Copperfield. It trades the poverty of industrial England for the deprivation of post-industrial Appalachia. It is a masterfully written book whose main character keeps his moral compass, thus remaining sympathetic even while making horrible choices. Some,
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