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HUMPTY DUMPTY PARTY | 05/22/13 |
| Or How To Celebrate Being Alive | ||
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ARTHUR'S STONES | 05/20/13 |
| From Arthur's Seat | ||
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DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS... | 05/18/13 |
| On Planning My New Life | ||
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SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE AND ANIMAL FARM | 05/13/13 |
| These Are Days of Miracle and Wonder | ||
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PROMISE MADE AND PROMISE NOT KEPT | 04/23/13 |
| Bannockburn and Therefore the 2014 Referendum | ||
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AN OPEN LETTER TO KIM JONG-UN | 04/15/13 |
| It's Not Just the Peasants That Lack | ||
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LOOKING BACK AND FORWARD... | 04/12/13 |
| While saying "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" | ||
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LITTLE JACK HORNER | 04/06/13 |
| Or How Heavy Words Often Get Lightly Used and Confused | ||
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ROBERTS AND THE RUBICON | 03/29/13 |
| Open Letter to Chief Justice Roberts | ||
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BAA, BAA, BLACK SHEEP | 03/27/13 |
| Three Bags Full of Meaning | ||
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THE PHILOSOPHICAL OBJECTIVE... | 03/26/13 |
| The Avoidance of Becoming Human Lemmings | ||
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PORTMAN AND GAYS | 3/21/13 |
| Rob Has Left the Retention Cul-du-sac | ||
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MANIFEST DESTINY AND AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM | 3/18/13 |
| How Really Special Are We? | ||
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LEARNING THE TRUTH FROM THE PAST... | 3/15/13 |
| Will Benefit the Future | ||
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LEARNING LATIN IN EPHESUS... | 3/14/13 |
| Vomitāre | ||
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EVOLUTION VS. CREATIONISM | 3/13/13 |
| The Blessing of Problems - Learning | ||
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MARY, MARY QUITE CONTRARY | 3/11/13 |
| Learning History from Nursery Rhymes | ||
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WE ARE ALL GREEKS | 3/5/13 |
| ...Receiving and Responding | ||
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PETER, PETER PUMPKIN EATER | 3/3/13 |
| ...Sexism in a Nursery Rhyme | ||
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LIMITED LINEAGE | 2/7/13 |
| Looking Back and Looking Forward | ||
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WONDROUS WORLD OF WHY? | 2/3/13 |
| On Staying Engaged in Life | ||
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A LESSON ABOUT LIFE | 1/28/13 |
| What I Finally Learned When Turning 70 | ||
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NOT ALL WOMEN ARE PERFECT... | 1/22/13 |
| Here Are Some Examples | ||
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THE EGYPTIANS AND THE REPUBLICANS | 1/16/13 |
| ...a Learning from the Past | ||
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NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION FOR THE OPPOSITE SEX | 1/1/13 |
| Or Suggestions from a Very Feminist Male | ||
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IS IT A TIME TO CHILL OR A TIME TO GET BUSY... | 12/31/12 |
| That is the question? | ||
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THE FIGHTING TÉMÉRAIRE | 12/15/12 |
| Growing Old and Understanding Art | ||
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THE END OF TIME WON'T COME ON DECEMBER 21st... | 12/12/12 |
| Unless My Prediction Is Wrong | ||
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ON MY 70th BIRTHDAY... | 12/10/12 |
| Observations About Technology Over Those Years | ||
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THE THREE GROVERS OF MY LIFE | 12/1/12 |
| The Farmer, the Puppet, the Incarnate God | ||
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REFLECTIONS ON GETTING OLD... | 11/23/12 |
| One of the Reasons for My Loving Grandchildren | ||
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BONHOEFFER—CROSSING THE LINE... | 11/20/12 |
| Thank You: Dietrich, Bobby and Barack | ||
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BS FROM BP | 11/17/12 |
| BP is in Deepwater | ||
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BINDERS OF BS... | 11/11/12 |
| Could Create Blessings from BS | ||
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"IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES..." | 11/04/12 |
| Economic and Natural Disasters | ||
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MOONWALKING OVER WOMEN... | 11/1/12 |
| "Stupid Is As Stupid Does" | ||
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LEVELS OF LEARNING... | 10/27/12 |
| or How to Make Learning 3-D | ||
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SCOTLAND'S INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT | 10/20/12 |
| ...a 21st Century Renaissance | ||
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BIG BIRD, ELMO, COOKIE MONSTER, JACK, OWEN, AND I... | 10/18/12 |
| Don't Major in the Minors of Life | ||
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NO PAIN, NO GAIN... | 09/09/12 |
| Learning to Jump to Success | ||
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CONNECTING THE DOTS... | 09/09/12 |
| On Your Way to Eldorado | ||
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OPEN LETTER TO THE CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS... | 09/05/12 |
| and Open Dinner Invitation | ||
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CLINT EASTWOOD'S SPEECH... | 09/03/12 |
| and the Importance of Living Wills | ||
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CORRECTING CHURCHILL... | 08/28/12 |
| The Value of Viewing Life | ||
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THE BRIDGE BUILDER | 08/23/12 |
| ...Another Example of Wisdom | ||
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ON THE ROAD TO MANDALAY | 08/20/12 |
| ...a Road Less Traveled | ||
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THE APPLE DOESN'T FALL FAR FROM THE TREE | 08/14/12 |
| Newton...Yes-Romney...No | ||
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ETHICS AT TWO LEVELS | 08/12/12 |
| and Neither Work Well for Romney | ||
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WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH THE TOUGH GET GOING? | 08/11/12 |
| I'd Modify that Adage | ||
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TABULA RASA... | 08/05/12 |
| the Myth | ||
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CAMPBELL HAS GONE SOCRATIC | 07/30/12 |
| An American Questioning | ||
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ACQUIRING A HEART OF WISDOM... | 07/23/12 |
| Cuddling with Grandchildren | ||
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ROYAL RACISM | 06/10/12 |
| ...holier than thou | ||
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DATING OF INDEPENDENCE DAY | 06/06/12 |
| 1776 and 2014 | ||
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SINK THE BISMARCK | 05/18/12 |
| What We Can Learn of the Past and Present | ||
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AN OLD MAN AND HIS GRANDSON | 05/09/12 |
| Then And Now | ||
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POLITICAL PREDICTIONS | 04/15/12 |
| Clinton vs. Santorum in 2016, and Clinton Wins | ||
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ON HAVING GIFTED GRANDCHILDREN | 04/10/12 |
| It's All Genetic | ||
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LEARNING IS IMPORTANT...AT ANY AGE | 01/29/12 |
| What My Students Can Learn From Jack | ||
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ADVICE TO JACK | 01/15/12 |
| Having Lived Much of My Life | ||
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LEAN ON ME | 11/11/11 |
| An Open Letter to my Grandson | ||
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O SHIP OF STATE | 10/18/11 |
| Thoughts While Sailing My Ocean | ||
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COME AND GET THEM | 09/25/11 |
| Molon Labe both Then and Now | ||
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SLAVERY | 09/24/11 |
| Then and Now | ||
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THE PHOENIX - THEN AND NOW | 08/1/11 |
| My Pilgrimage Back to Greece | ||
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A SPECIAL GIFT | 07/07/11 |
| A Signed One Dollar Bill | ||
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JACK'S DESKS | 06/20/11 |
| A Desk with Famous Users | ||
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ADOPTION | 06/18/11 |
| It is a Two-way Street | ||
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PALIN AND HISTORY | 06/12/11 |
| The Resurrection of Life via Revere's Ride | ||
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MY FRIEND HARRY | 06/01/11 |
| Talk to Me Next | ||
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SOME THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO LEARN, JACK | 06/04/11 |
| Learn Well, and You Will Succeed Well | ||
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A VISION OF A NEW AMERICA | 05/05/11 |
| Has Replaced Our "You are Fired" Attitude | ||
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THE BLESSINGS OF RADIATION | 05/01/11 |
| The Strange Mix of Blessings and Curses | ||
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ODYSSEUS IS MY MIDDLE NAME | 04/25/11 |
| My Similarities with Ancient Mariners | ||
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FUNNY STORY ABOUT MY KIDNEY STONE | 04/22/11 |
| The Strange Mix of Blessings and Curses | ||
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HELPED JACK, | 03/03/11 |
| and Jack Helped Benjamin Franklin | ||
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SO WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? | 12/05/10 |
| The Advantages of Dreaming | ||
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I'M NOT LIBERAL ENOUGH | 12/01/10 |
| and Neither is America Just Say No to the Just Say No Group | ||
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ON REMEMBERING GRANDFATHERS | 11/25/10 |
| The Benefit of Remembering Time Together | ||
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THE GREAT GATE OF KIEV | 11/22/10 |
| Right Brain Curiosity | ||
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LANCE ARMSTRONG OF DOUBLETREE | 11/10/10 |
| A Biking Lesson | ||
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ONE OF THE REASONS FOR BIKING... | 10/09/10 |
| Jack | ||
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THE GOOD FORTUNE OF WINDING-UP IN HUE, VIETNAM | 1/30/10 |
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YOUR BUTTERFLY NET: | 10/11/09 |
| Thoughts about Lucy in the Sky | ||
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THE LUDDITES ARE BACK | 8/23/09 |
| The Things I Learned about National Healthcare--40-Years Ago | ||
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THE BRIDGE OVER/ON THE RIVER KWAI | 7/7/09 |
| Myths and Realities | ||
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SPEAKING OF SECURITY.... | 5/18/09 |
| On Winning an All Expense Paid Trip to Obama's Inauguration | ||
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WORDS OF WISDOM THAT I DIDN'T REMEMBER | 2/19/09 |
| Pearls of Wisdom from ICU | ||
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BOBBY AND BARACK | 9/28/08 |
| Election of Barack Obama | ||
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TIBETAN VERSION OF TIANANMEN SQUARE | 3/24/08 |
| "Watch out for what you wish; you might get it." | ||
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PRESENT, BUT NOT VOTING | 03/05/08 |
| Out of Sight, Out of Mind | ||
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BOBBY AND JOHN GREY | 02/17/08 |
| A Canine Example for Each of Us | ||
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LOVE'S SECOND NAME | 01/26/08 |
| The Quality of Mercy is not Strained... | ||
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BELIEVING IN A DREAM...AGAIN | 12/11/07 |
| Maybe Chris Matthews of Hardball was wrong this election cycle | ||
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BIKO | 9/12/07 |
| A Man Who Died for an Idea that Didn't Die | ||
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DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT DESTRUCTION | 4/18/07 |
| A Position Paper on Tourism Development in the Developing World | ||
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DONALD WOODS | 8/5/06 |
| A white liberal who knew his place.... | ||
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FREEDOM OF THE MIND | 8/3/06 |
| The contributions of Stephen Biko | ||
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WHY AFRICA? | 7/24/06 |
| For a myriads of reasons…. | ||
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A TRIBUTE TO NELSON MANDELA | 6/18/06 |
| Happy Birthday from all your admirers from around the world | ||
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WHAT'S WRONG WITH BEING A LIBERAL? | 5/22/06 |
| A defense of the left-wing | ||
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FRIEDMAN IS RIGHT | 4/19/06 |
| Columbus was wrong after all--the world is flat! | ||
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I AM NOT A SLOTH | 4/18/06 |
| Handling My Workload | ||
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DÉJÀ VU ALL OVER AGAIN | 3/19/06 |
| A Helping Hand from Desmond Tutu--Again | ||
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PLATO AND THE GRAND TOUR | 2/20/06 |
| Avoiding the Shadows of Education | ||
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SEXISM MASQUERADING AS LIBERATION | 1/13/06 |
| A Critiques on the Subtleties of Sexism | ||
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WHERE DO YOU DRAW THE LINE? | 1/8/06 |
| Reflections of a Pointy-Headed Intellectual | ||