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My new favorite smell

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Of course, we should have known something was wrong.The nice thing about living in our new condo is that we don’t have the responsibilities...

A little trip back in time

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It had been several years since I made the drive to Pike Lake, enough that I was not sure I could find my way...

How about a little levity?

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As soon as the computer became pretty much a fixture in most abodes around 2000, I began getting a pretty fair amount of emails...

The little annoyances of life

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Isn’t it annoying when you really need a piece of paper, and you can’t find one?Then you look in the place where you usually...

The allure of autocracy

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The allure of autocracy is on the rise. The easy explanation is that it’s about power and control. The desire for power, it can...

So, how’s the market?

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As a kid I had several odd jobs as I tried to earn my way in this life. Though they all got me to...

Lady Jane and the ultimate puzzle

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For me, Lady Jane has always been her own type of puzzle, which, of course, has been part of her charm. And I think...

Explaining Israel’s diplomatic shift

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There’s an old proverb that some say dates back to Sanskrit treatises on war that goes like this: “The enemy of my enemy is...

A weakness for grouchy people

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I have a weakness for grouchy people.I have a couple of friends I would describe as perpetually grouchy, and I’m not quite sure why,...

March Madness moment was shamrock green

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There are certain months that, despite the individuality of each day, have come to represent one thing to many. For children, December is mostly...