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Death to Cynicism

June 16, 2013
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I have been in a grouchy, cynical mood. Work has been fraught with interpersonal drama. Which, I would avoid? But I can’t. Because I am paid to deal with such things. Other people have irritated to the point of classifying them as some sort of bi-pedal fire ant that only looks like a human being. I have just been…not in a good mood or state of mind for weeks. Then, one of my kids happened. He’s broke. To the tune of calling me up and freaking out because the cable company charged him twice and he was 40 dollars...

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Sometimes People Don’t Suck

May 30, 2013
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Sometimes People Don’t Suck

Things have been rough all over for a bit now. Many people I know are barely managing to keep it together.  Money stress is the word of the day. And sometimes? People get in over their heads and bad things happen. Today a bad...

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Crisis of Change

May 20, 2013
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Crisis of Change

I decided, about a month ago, that I needed a change. I didn’t know what…but I needed something. I think this is “My nest would be empty if it were not for the economy”  crisis.  I am middle aged, my children can feed themselves...

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Memes and Poverty

April 28, 2013
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Memes and Poverty

Do you ever read something on the internet and just sigh? I have been doing that a lot lately. It is my own fault, really. I stubbornly refuse to...

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The Irritated Republican

April 22, 2013
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The Irritated Republican

My better half went on a rant last night. A long impassioned one.  This is unusual for him. I do it all the time. Bend anyone’s ear who will listen about...

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Of Tiger Moms, Of Lotus Births, And Whether Pigs Have Wings

April 16, 2013
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Of Tiger Moms, Of Lotus Births, And Whether Pigs Have Wings

The time has come to talk of many things. Most of them no less ridiculous than the poem The Walrus and the Carpenter talks about. But, fantastically, things people...

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