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Bali Ha’i called and what’s more I took the bait

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On Thu, 07/16/2020 - 02:47 PM

Because of something I did many years ago, my dreams of running for public office or perhaps serving on some important board lie in a smoking heap, waiting to be swept up by society’s janitors and thrown into some fetid dumpster. I could claim that I’d forgot the transgression that caused this humiliation, but I would be lying.

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Understanding racism requires some homework

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On Thu, 06/25/2020 - 12:15 PM

The mindless murder of a handcuffed black man by a white policeman in Minneapolis has set off continuing protests, riots and looting. The multi-racial demonstrators are calling into question our country’s rule of law, its social contract and its treatment of minorities. Their signs say they hate all policemen.

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Quarantine shouldn’t ruin your whole day

By William Jeanes, READ MORE > 2,183 Reads
On Fri, 05/15/2020 - 10:59 AM

When I was in grammar school, just after the invention of the mimeograph, religious broadcasters often used the phrase, “To all you shut-ins out there in radio land.” I asked my grandmother what a shut-in was and could we go and look at one.
She said, “A shut-in is a person who’s not able to go out of the house.”

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Fun with cable, from My Pillow to side effects

By William Jeanes, READ MORE > 3,138 Reads
On Fri, 04/17/2020 - 10:42 AM

By now you’ve overdosed on contagion, testing, treatment, and quarantine, so I thought we’d talk about cable television. As you adjust to Hunker Condition 2, you’ll be watching a lot of cable or satellite. You may also watch streaming, but I don’t know enough about streaming to be of help; ask your grandkids.

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Tulane officials apprehend plantation bell

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On Thu, 03/19/2020 - 04:27 PM

In February, Tulane University authorities took a fixture of the university community into custody, charged it with abetting slavery, and confined it to an undisclosed location.

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Procrastination means never say “I’ll do it now”

By William Jeanes, READ MORE > 1,115 Reads
On Fri, 02/21/2020 - 11:02 AM

A few weeks ago, rather than face the rigors of making New Year resolutions, my wife and I fled to the Caribbean.

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Some loony things transpiring

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On Fri, 01/17/2020 - 11:16 AM

December may be no loonier than other months, but you’d never know it from the news. Here are a number of peculiar items from 2019’s final month that will amuse you. They sound like fake news, but they claim to be genuine.

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A good lesson: Pleasing people rarely stings you

By William Jeanes, READ MORE > 777 Reads
On Thu, 09/26/2019 - 09:49 AM

I remember a sunny Saturday morning in Newport, Rhode Island — graduation day for Class 48 at the U.S. Naval School, Officer Candidate. That was its official name; to us it was just OCS. And few who experience OCS ever quite forget it.

Unless they flunk out.

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How to avoid giving dumb gifts

By William Jeanes, READ MORE > 720 Reads
On Thu, 08/22/2019 - 09:44 AM

If you’re like me, you’ve spent a lifetime seeking just the right gift for that special occasion. If you’re even more like me, you’ve failed. Happily, salvation is at hand. I have prepared a list of gift suggestions that are so creative, so unexpected, we can consider our gift-giving dysfunction cured.

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Ignorance and insensitivity in a dark theater

By William Jeanes, READ MORE > 1,308 Reads
On Thu, 05/09/2019 - 11:40 AM

Let me tell you a story about unruly children and a remarkable woman who did her best to control them. Until 2019, I didn’t know how remarkable she was.

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