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Category Archives: Just thinking out loud
You were carried
13 CommentsA popular legend about Sacagawea was that she carried a baby throughout her stint with Lewis and Clark as they mapped the Western regions of the United States. That baby grew up, thinking he had discovered America. In truth, he … Continue reading
Looking for that crack nobody else saw
7 CommentsI have a love/hate relationship with literature. I graduated (or more correctly, was stamped and processed out) with a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Minnesota. In short, that meant — in America — I was unemployable and … Continue reading
A middle-aged, middle America impression of OccupyWallStreet
10 CommentsI’m a middle-aged mutt in this wasteland between the two coasts commonly known as Middle America. Most of the United States lives here, but we rarely — ok never — get asked about important things like politics and the economy. … Continue reading
Cheese curds at Kroger
Comments OffWe want Kroger to carry cheese curds. We think you do too. Every cheese counter has a Customer Feedback thingie. My cheeseologists at the Englewood, OH store says the manager looks at these. So, could you all request cheese curds … Continue reading
99% does not mean 99 things #OccupyWallStreet
6 CommentsI read the #OccupyWallStreet story in the New York Times this morning and kinda just shook my head slowly. They reported this as if it were a 2011 version of Woodstock, complete with hippy-chicks and guitar-slinging beatniks. Yay. Or should … Continue reading
Niggardly
Comments OffYeah, that’s right. I said niggardly*. Did you gasp? How about niggling**? Does that also make you squirm? If you are not gasping, squirming and looking about you nervously, congratulations! Your education has paid off. If you have no idea … Continue reading
Privacy and autonomy
7 CommentsBefore I delve into my post, I need to share the series of events that lead me to my thinking about privacy and its relationship to autonomy. Bear with me; it is a badly-paved and less travelled road*. Watch that … Continue reading