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1 day ago

Unbearable Feelings of Helplessness: More Guns Are Not the Answer

I’m publishing this series of articles to share and discuss my ruminations on coping with a troubled and messy world. You can “follow” me to never miss an article. Because I’m Immuno-compromised, just one day after the horrific school shootings in Ulvade, Texas, I was able to take a new…

Gun Control

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Unbearable Feelings of Helplessness: More Guns Are Not the Answer
Unbearable Feelings of Helplessness: More Guns Are Not the Answer

2 days ago

One Nation Under Guns: Is Anyone Safe Anymore?

I’m publishing this series of articles to share and discuss my ruminations on coping with a troubled and messy world. Please follow me to never miss an article. As an article in USA Today by Grace Hauck puts the matter squarely: “It’s not just Uvalde, Texas — gunfire on school…

Gun Control

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One Nation Under Guns: Is Anyone Safe Anymore?
One Nation Under Guns: Is Anyone Safe Anymore?

3 days ago

How to Muck Up Everything, Optimally!

I’m publishing this series of articles to share and discuss my ruminations on coping with a troubled and messy world. Please follow me to never miss an article. Given that we’re already doing an extraordinary job of “mucking everything up,” we don’t need a treatise on how to do it…

Politics

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How to Muck Up Everything, Optimally!
How to Muck Up Everything, Optimally!

5 days ago

The On-going Struggle with Contentious Issues

I’m publishing this series of articles to share and discuss my ruminations on coping with a troubled and messy world. Please follow me to never miss an article. Along with Abortion, there is no more contentious issue than that of Guns. Indeed, nothing is more symptomatic of the Great Divide. …

Gun Violence

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The On-going Struggle with Contentious Issues
The On-going Struggle with Contentious Issues

May 20

The Dire Consequences of DISTRUST — It’s Literally Killing Us

I’m publishing this series of articles to share and discuss my ruminations on coping with a troubled and messy world. Please follow me to never miss an article. How did things become so bad such that we are literally on the edge of completely falling apart? …

Trust

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The Dire Consequences of DISTRUST — It’s Literally Killing Us
The Dire Consequences of DISTRUST — It’s Literally Killing Us

May 17

Once Again, The System Has Failed Us — The Fear is More Buffalos Will Follow

I’m publishing this series of articles to share and discuss my ruminations on coping with a troubled and messy world. Please follow me to never miss an article. Once again, another Mass Shooting in Buffalo, New York and what it says about how unprepared we are to avert further Deadly…

Fear

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Once Again, The System Has Failed Us — The Fear is More Buffalos Will Follow
Once Again, The System Has Failed Us — The Fear is More Buffalos Will Follow

May 13

Abortion — Identifying the Parties Pro and Con

I’m publishing this series of articles to share and discuss my ruminations on coping with a troubled and messy world. Please follow me to never miss an article. One of the key tools in examining complex issues, and thus hopefully in dealing with them better, is Stakeholder Analysis. In short…

Abortion

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Abortion —  Identifying the Parties Pro and Con
Abortion —  Identifying the Parties Pro and Con

May 6

Living with the News — The News is Shirking their Responsibility

In talking with family and friends, I’m not alone in limiting how much news I watch. In general, it ‘s all too depressing: the Ups and Downs of the Pandemic with new Variants Constantly Emerging; even though the Economy as a whole is doing well, Inflation is terrible thereby hurting…

News

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Living with the News — The News is Shirking their Responsibility
Living with the News — The News is Shirking their Responsibility

May 4

Missing the Point — Used Properly the Myers-Briggs Plays an Important Role

I’m not normally given to writing book reviews, especially with regard to those that I don’t like. But The Personality Brokers: The Strange History Of Myers-Briggs And The Birth Of Personality Testing[i] demands it. Yes, mother and daughter, Katherine Cook Briggs and Isabel Myers, were completely obsessed with the theories…

Management

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Missing the Point — Used Properly the Myers-Briggs Plays an Important Role
Missing the Point — Used Properly the Myers-Briggs Plays an Important Role

May 2

Book Banning - The Culture Wars Rage On

Without a doubt, one of the worst aspects of the Culture Wars is the Banning of Books. While it’s done ostensibly to protect children from ideas and words for which they are too young to fathom, and even more will find disturbing, they are done as much if not more…

Culture

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Book Banning - The Culture Wars Rage On
Book Banning - The Culture Wars Rage On
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