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Mark Sanchez and the Handling of Quarterbacks
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3 min read
The world of sports, like religion, is often treated as black and white. Fans often think of players and coaches as either “good” or “lousy” and tactics as “right” and “wrong”. In this world, when a coach’s approach is different from how others might go about it, most are quick to offer criticism. It goes…
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In one of the sickest things I’ve read in a while, Tennessee congressperson Richard Floyd says he would “just try to stomp a mudhole in him and then stomp him dry” if a transgendered individual used a bathroom with his wife or daughter. That is why he is sponsoring a bill that would fine transgendered…
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We Need a 21-Hour Work Week
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2 min read
I’ve always supported causes directed at more time off, such as Take Back Your Time and efforts to increase and strengthen family leave because of their health benefits. A new effort is underway to encourage the world to move toward a 21-hour work week. This effort makes the most sense. I’ll read the paper by…
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I’m a Barnes & Noble Man
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1 min read
Here’s one of the reasons I have a Nook. Because it is from Barnes & Noble and not Amazon.
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Ranting Grammarians
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4 min read
I really like Lynne Truss. Her book Eats, Shoots & Leaves is one of my favorite books ever. I’d like to think that would be so even if I hadn’t majored in English. The book itself is one big rant on behalf of better grammar. She is militant, persuasive, and funny. And that seems to…
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Good Enough Isn’t
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3 min read
My wife and I don’t watch home improvement shows that often, but occasionally, we’ll have HGTV on for most the afternoon, forgetting that it isn’t really our cup of tea. I got sucked into a couple of episodes of a show about flipping houses. Again, not my thing, but at the time it was strangely…
Make a New Normal
