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TODAY - What can we learn from Voltaire?

Voltaire's assertion—"Certainly anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices"—resonates profoundly in today's political and social landscape. This Enlightenment-era...
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Signs your waitress is REALLY flirting with you and some she’s not

I’ve been seeing a lot of questions surrounding service and retail staff. So does she really like me? Is she fake flirting for tips? Or is she simply being professionally friendly? All good questions because for some it...
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Due process isn’t optional — even for “illegals”

Don’t you hate it when someone accuses you of something you didn’t do? Think about the #MeToo movement. All those fingers pointed. Careers destroyed overnight. Reputations ruined. And yeah, some of it was valid. But let’s...
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I Can’t Make You Love Me….

There is a kind of pain that doesn’t leave bruises, but it lingers beneath the surface like a storm you can’t escape. It’s the pain of loving someone with every corner of your heart, only to realize that their heart beats...
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My Top 5 Marian Hymns

My Top 5 Marian Hymns In light of the complaints I often hear about the current state of popular music these days, and since May 13th, the date of this posting, commemorates Our Lady of Fatima, I thought I’d offer a few...
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“You Deserve Someone Better”: The Nicest Way to Break a Heart?

The famous sentence we hear after a breakup: “You are so good… You deserve better.” It sounds good at first, right? You think the other person has your best interests at heart, that they deem you worthy of more than you...
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Want to be a professional writer? Do this first. So sayeth Hemingway, so sayeth I.

A quick break from tennis. I can tell you how to become a professional musician, but early this morning I read one part of a famous author's prescription for becoming a writer. In Hollywood I do come across a shocking...
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Girls, HOUSE HUSBANDS are a thing apparently. Women are showing that they deem the householding capabilities of men as not all that bad

It's a reversal of roles from the traditional to the anti-traditional where the householder position is taken by men who would run the household devise the eating and cleaning schedules as well as cleaning and maintaining...

My Nostalgic Song

i started writing this as an answer to someone's question about nostalgic songs, but it got going so i turned it into a My Take this is a poem set to music, so i will count that as a song, The Pines of the Appian Way from...
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I visited the USA for the first time. It was not how I thought it would be..

At first I was a little scared to visit, but everything bad I read online turned out to be false. It is now my favorite country I have visited (I've been to about 32 countries so far). I love love the diversity in...
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Gladiator II (2024): My Honest Review

Wassup, GaG? Back at it with a nother honest movie review, and while you’re here don’t forget to hit that Like button and subscribe lol Alright, so I am very late to the party again and watched Gladiator II for the...
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Girls, Why Shy Guys Often Get Ignored in Flirting Even When They’re Worth Noticing.

There are a lot of genuinely good men out there. Thoughtful, respectful, emotionally steady. The kind of men who aren’t looking to impress for attention but to connect sincerely. Many of them are shy and because of that,...

When the Story Ends, You Begin

A love story, no matter how it ends, leaves a lasting impression on the human soul. When it begins, it fills our lives with hope, connection, and the warmth of being seen. But when it ends, especially unexpectedly or...
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The Strangers We Thought We Knew…

It’s a strange kind of heartbreak, the kind that doesn’t come from an enemy or a stranger, but from someone you once trusted. Someone whose name you whispered like a secret and whose laughter felt like home. We never...
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Girls: Don’t Show Skin If You Don’t Want Guys Looking

It’s been said billions of times for decades, and it probably won’t ever stop being said. Why? Because these chicks want to have their cake and eat it too yet get upset about the results. I was in a public place today...
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The sacredness of seeds. The wonder of creation and all living creatures. An essay I wrote for Earth Day 2012.

Have you ever thought of seeds as sacred? Since the beginning of time, people in their different parts of the world thrived on the abundance of food that Earth generously provided. Farmers have always recognized the...
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The Pros and cons of Having Donald Trump as president

Pros: 1. Economic Growth (Pre-COVID): The U.S. economy saw strong growth in GDP, a rising stock market, and historically low unemployment before the pandemic hit. Corporate tax cuts (via the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs...
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Girls, What Most Fathers Don’t Teach Their Daughters About Guys, Especially the Shy Ones.

Most fathers raise their daughters to be careful with men—which makes sense. They want to protect them. But in doing that, they often leave out the reality of what men go through in dating, especially the shy or quiet...

The Art of Letting Go

I personally find it relatively easy to forgive people after they’ve done me wrong but forgetting what they did though… never… The thing is, a lot of the times I get haunted by the pain that they’ve caused me even though...
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After a Relationship Ends: I Miss You Even Though I Don't Love You

Breaking up is not an easy thing. Sometimes the most complicated feelings come not at the moment the relationship ends, but much later. Missing someone even though you know you don't love them anymore... Isn't this a...
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