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FRED FIRST: Spaces: Inner, Outer & Other

I exist even still in a “liminal space” (which could be a whole other post—with a partial definition below from WikiWand). I live having survived the challenges of the past...

ANDY PITZER: Paraphrasing GPT

When I come to think about it, probably the one thing I’m most proud of...

BOB BROWN: IF YOU LOVE YOUR BRAIN, TAKE CARE 0F IT, PART THREE

This is A Brief Educational Summary of Neuroscience 101, Part THREE, our final section. These...

SERWAN ZANGANA: It’s time for positive change in Roanoke City, vote James Creasy for Sheriff

An enthusiastic and experienced law enforcement officer, a veteran deputy, is eager to bring changes...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Antisemite Zohran Mamdani Will Be An Economic Disaster For New York City – Part II

In my opinion, Mamdani’s charisma, savvy, and eloquence are highly overrated compared to his bona...

Ask The Nature Lady: American Mistletoe

I first noticed American Mistletoe one December many years ago while I was jogging.  It was a “ball” of fleshy-looking green leaves about one...

America: A Nation of Givers or Takers?

 During his inaugural address on January 20, 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced the following appeal: “And so, my fellow Americans: Ask not...

Sydney Is All It’s Cracked Up to Be and More

The ferry ride to Manley, a town near North Head, takes about twenty-five minutes, and it's a terrific introduction to the massive estuary that...

My First Broken Bone

Years ago, Dad warned me that a tool - any tool – was: A.) Not my friend, B.) Wanted to hurt me, and...

One Bad Earthquake

My intellectual hero is Charles Darwin. A courageous man with a heightened sense of wonder and curiosity about the natural world, Darwin lived from...

France, Farmers and the Fiscal Cliff

Many Chalet owners in France are hurrying to sell their homes and estates before year-end while their owners are moving to Switzerland, Belgium...