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About what you’ll read here.
Writers often write to make sense of the world around them. I’m that kind of writer. I frequently find myself perplexed by numerous things the world around me seems to take for granted. This is my space to explore the culture around me and my place in it. My views are my own and do not represent my employer, church, or denomination.
A little about me.
I’ve lived in Cyprus, Germany, the United Kingdom, and in six American states–Nevada, Alabama, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Illinois.. My favorite sport is association football and my team is Liverpool FC.
I’m a dual citizen of the USA and the UK. I enjoy working out, reading, and cooking. The most fun I’ve had in my forties was the several months I served as a probationary firefighter in our city’s fire department. I love to travel. I’m incredibly impatient. I enjoy various types of music including Opera and classic rock.
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Ross Douthat on fire
New York Times columnist Ross Douthat explains that the Court’s decision in Roe was a remarkably incendiary one that distorted the shape of our politics (subscription required): And the way Roe was decided made this polarization worse. From the perspective of geography and class, a group of robed lawyers in Washington, D.C., demanding that the […]
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The sky is not falling
Mainstream media outlets have seized on the illicit leak of a draft decision by Justice Alito that overturns Roe v Wade (1973)–a decision that hasn’t even been rendered yet–to claim that the sky is falling. If Roe is overturned then every decision that flows from the reasoning inherent to Roe will also fall. What we’re […]
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A wilfull misrepresentation of the facts
The news broke yesterday that the Supreme Court may overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1970s decision that protected women from being criminally punished for getting an abortion. The decision was based largely on a selective definition of a right to privacy. The mainstream media seem incapable of not hyperventilating about this issue. For example, CNNs […]
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Extreme ownership 1 – Own your world
Principle One. The leader must own everything in his or her world. No excuses. No dodging. No equivocations. The mission comes first. Always. And the mission is owned by leaders at every level of the organization. The difference between a senior leader and a junior leader is the scope of their influence in executing the […]
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Liverpool advances to the FA Cup Final
I was watching highlights of yesterday’s match between Liverpool and Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final. It was magic. Liverpool were on fire in the first half with Mane scoring two goals and Konate opening the scoring in the ninth minute with a spectacular headers off a corner from (I think) Andy Robertson. City […]
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