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Cultural Isolationism

Pauline Kael famously said that she didn’t know anyone who voted for Nixon*. I don’t know anyone who likes Ewoks. *The closest real quotation is “I live in a rather special world. I only know one person who voted for … Continue reading

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Dear Diary

Today was a bit of a blah day. I felt ill most of the day, but had to vacuum and clean in preparation for my mother showing up tomorrow. I sat down and rested after cleaning – not a lot … Continue reading

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Hard Fun

A few months ago a friend asked me if I liked teaching. I really had to pause, but eventually I gave an answer that compared teaching to a frustrating video game where you keep coming back to solve the problem … Continue reading

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