Tag: an encore presentation
member name: Dame Ruth, Chief Executive Elitist D.
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March 28, 2007 03:12 PM EDT --
With the big eight-two come and gone, I can't help but think about what's coming next. Hopefully, a few more birthdays, but there can't be many, and with this in mind, I've finally begun . . .
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March 28, 2007 03:22 PM EDT --
Among the many reactionary precepts encouraged by our current administration is the banal old Creationism vs. Evolution debate, which, despite its arrant salute to ignorance, amuses me for many reasons. . . .
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March 30, 2007 04:29 PM EDT --
I have recently become alarmed by the creeping disappearance of the "s" in American English. We have long been aware of the substitution of "z" in such words as . . .
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April 01, 2007 01:33 PM EDT --
The following was originally published on March 26, to a rather lackluster reception. Because it is the last thing of substance I plan to produce for this site, I will continue to post it at . . .
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January 11, 2009 03:24 PM EST --
This was originally published in March, 2007 during one of my periodic snits at the mismanagement of what started as a "site for writers". It might easily have been written . . .
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August 22, 2008 03:13 PM EDT --
A few people have suggested that, in view of the blustery political climate we're currently enduring, I re-present the following piece, previously published here http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?memberId=67817&articleId=281474976780133&nav=MyGather . . .
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December 07, 2008 05:12 PM EST --
This is an edited version of a piece that first appeared in 2006. For some reason, it raised both eyebrows and hackles. Go figure!
Anyone who knows me is aware of my stance . . .
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April 04, 2007 05:05 PM EDT --
Per my promise on Jackie's reposted "martyr" article: (http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976890857
Recently, a spate of “you hurt my . . .
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January 18, 2009 12:12 AM EST --
In two days, P-E Obama will be taking the oath of office and will be using Lincoln's Bible in the swearing-in process. Under the circumstances, this seems an appropriate time to republish the . . .
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August 03, 2006 03:54 PM EDT --
Back in the '60's (the sixties.. not mine. My '60's were in the eighties; I was in my forties in the '60's...got it?) I jumped headlong into the womens' . . .
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April 07, 2007 06:16 PM EDT --
Anyone who claims to be unprejudiced is, at the very least, self-deluded. Common logic dictates that if you have a preference, you automatically have a prejudice against . . .
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April 10, 2007 02:09 PM EDT --
The notion of immortality is one that seems to be inborn to the human race. Regardless of its inevitability, death is the one fact of life people are universally . . .
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April 17, 2007 06:27 PM EDT --
To Whom It May Concern:
Grant those who live in blind faith the ability to see the light of reason, that they may understand “faith” to be nothing more than . . .
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February 01, 2009 12:30 AM EST --
In view of the current foofaraw (thank you Lady Lisa) centering around the birth of implanted octuplets to a California woman who already had given birth to six other in vitro children, I thought the . . .
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April 12, 2007 07:49 PM EDT --
The following was originally published on March 26, and again a few weeks later. Because it is the last thing of substance I plan to produce for this site, I will continue to post it at . . .
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August 13, 2006 04:51 PM EDT --
I was born to Jewish parents, first generation Americans, with grandparents on both sides chased from Russia and Germany by pogrums and general anti-Semitism. As a child, I was told "You're . . .
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April 05, 2007 04:50 PM EDT --
Many self-improvement gurus recommend the daily affirmation as a way to become a better person or achieve a more rewarding life. I, on the other hand, am already a perfect human . . .
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