Category: observation and opinion
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Stuff My Mamaw Says
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My paternal grandmother, Mamaw, is 94. My maternal grandmother, Mama Cym, just turned 96. They both live in…
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Still Lovin’ the Bard
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My blog Lovin’ the Bard has been the most popular personal blog I’ve ever written, per getting tweeted…
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Lovin’ the Bard
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It was 1981 or 1982. I was in the 9th grade, in a public school in Henderson County,…
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American “exceptionalism” – not always laudable
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American exceptionalism refers to the theory that the United States of America is qualitatively different from other countries…
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Muffie Potter Aston & her many challenges in life
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The New York Times has a regular guest column focused on fashion, called “What I Wore.” Now, it’s…
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As August draws to a close
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Behold the glee that is Albi the Dog in her yard on a summer day. When Albi is…
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The Horror of Beauty Pageants
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I thought I had some really great reasons already to hate beauty pageants. And then someone shared this…
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“I welcome their hatred.”
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“..Business and financial monopoly, speculation, reckless banking, class antagonism, sectionalism, war profiteering… had begun to consider the Government…
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