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No change
Saw a post on Facebook. It was just a simple picture of a young lady that is beginning her senior year in high school. It was posted by one of my Facebook friends or acquaintances. Just a proud grandmother… Continue reading
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manipulation
As I was scrolling Facebook this quote appeared in a meme. “The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.”… Continue reading
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disqualified
I, along with many others read with disgust that a male boxer was competing against women in the Olympics. That was the headlines I saw spreading across my Facebook page like lightening. But soon I was corrected. I was… Continue reading
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in time
I guess I have lived a rather sheltered life as I was unaware of how many atheists, agnostics, skeptics and non-believers there are. Well, at least they seem to proliferate Facebook. But then again, I have never really asked… Continue reading
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the final thought
I’m done contemplating what that opening ceremony at the Olympics was supposed to represent or not represent. I have boiled it down to its’ basic purpose. That purpose is to entertain the masses. It is apparent to me that… Continue reading
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I didn't know
A little more about the Olympics. Yesterday I noticed how many experts in Greek mythology are on Facebook. Really not that surprising as in the past there have been anthropologists, animal behavioral experts, art and music critics and philosophers.… Continue reading
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Optics
I’m not boycotting the Olympics. I’m just going to start with that. My not watching those athletes that have spent years training and dreaming to compete at that world event will not change anything. It will hurt no one… Continue reading
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it is what it is
Here’s the thing with me, I keep fantasy separate from reality. I may not always like the reality, but I accept it for that. I wonder sometimes about others and their ability to do that. As I scroll down… Continue reading
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You'll never know
Yesterday I was thinking about the digital dependence so many in the world today have developed. It is a worldwide, pervasive thing as strong as any drug, and it can be just as deadly. I’m not excluding myself in… Continue reading
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digital dependence
I saw an article online about some school systems now requiring the students to put their cell phones in signal blocking pouches. I have always thought that such tech would be easy enough to block as half the time I… Continue reading