Category: observation and opinion
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Now is not the time to keep cool places a secret in PDX.
I lived in Austin, Texas for less than five years. I’m not from Texas. Yet, within a year,…
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National pride without nationalism. Cultural pride without racism.
I love USA authors, novels, music, theater, and movies. I love most USA comedy, especially our late night…
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Why Afghanistan Cannot Fight the Taliban
I see it online whenever Afghanistan comes up somewhere: Why doesn’t anyone do something about the Taliban? Why…
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Combining motorcycles & theater at last! A great way to say hello again, & goodbye…
It’s finally happened: I went to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. It’s something I have wanted to do since…
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Loved Justified, but it could do much better at representing Kentucky.
Earlier this year, we wrapped up watching Justified. I know there are people that recommended it to me…
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The Manly-Yet-Enlighted Rednecks
I’ve been thinking a lot about the men friends in my life that I’ve had since grade school…
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Results of Geneology Research To Date
No royalty among my ancestors. No community or social rabble-rousers. No poetic rogues. No great historic figures. No…
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Enslavers in My Family
I’ve added a new goal in my genealogy explorations: identifying the enslavers among my ancestors and, if possible,…
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But does it really matter?
I’ve been studying Spanish off and on since 2002 – I don’t count my time in high school,…
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When were humans NOT mixing things up?
When I was in grade school back in Kentucky and learning the history of Western Europe, what I…
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