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The next stage is here
What the pandemic surge at the start of COVID Year Three tells us we should be looking at; and why we aren’t.
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Naomi Osaka proves that something is wrong with sports and the media
Naomi Osaka withdrew from the 2021 French Open. She isn’t injured. There is no family emergency. It is simply that she wouldn’t make herself available to the media. Organizers for the French Open fined her. Then threatened to expel her. In a world obsessed with motives for dissent, the simple fact that any player would…
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Why I Won’t Debate You
We have had a lovely time debating here on Facebook/Twitter/social media. And I have enjoyed this conversation immensely, what with all the reading and responding. I can honestly say that you have caused me to think more thoroughly about my own positions and to honestly consider yours as well. But now I’m going to have to…
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Origin stories are overrated
I tell people they won’t get the origin when they ask. That isn’t the story they actually want. That jumbled mess of confusion and diminished dreams pierced by a stunning bit of clarity. That sounds like a grand story of adventure and it is always mundane, normal. The story equivalent of a ham sandwich.…
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A Wellness Retreat
I’m on my way to CREDO, a clergy wellness retreat. I have a layover in Atlanta and was looking for breakfast. I found a little local grill. I ordered a simple breakfast sandwich. There was a mixup and someone else claimed mine. They invited me to take her (more expensive one). Look at that…
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6 ways to get better at leaving work for vacation
I am really bad at vacation. It isn’t fun for me to take. I have trouble leaving work behind. There are several reasons for this. I enjoy my work. My work is spiritually and intellectually challenging and I get a lot out of it. I also feel that there is always more to do. And…
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Please protect my kid!
Like many parents of Kindergartners, we walked our daughter to school for her very first day. Unlike most of the parents around us, we were scared of the thousands of little interactions: the other students, the teachers, the staff. Anyone of them could kill her. And when we left her there, we weren’t confident that…
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Allergy Documentary this Saturday
I just found out about this documentary sponsored by Food Allergy Research & Education and the Discovery Channel called An Emerging Epidemic: Food Allergies in America. We’re setting our DVR and I suggest you should too. Saturday, September 7 at 8 AM on Discovery Channel.