Fair and equitable

I’m not sure anymore what is fair and equitable. How can we, as a society, dictate what is fair and equitable meting of services, benefits, bonuses, and treatments when many times the issue comes down to the haves and have-nots

Poetry Month

April is “Poetry Month”. I don’t know what unilateral body set that aside, but we’re stuck with it. Sorry “April is Jazz Appreciation Month” Your advocates just don’t work hard enough for your cause. This got me thinking about comparing modern-day poets to their classical ancestors (Poe, Kipling, Dickinson, Whitman, etc.) I heard an interesting …

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Phone, please

As we approach Valentines Day, I am always reminded of how the feelings of love (and particularly, new love) are rooted in biochemical reactions that evokes feelings similar to those of euphoria and addiction. And, sadly, a broken heart also has roots in the biochemical. Worse yet, there are mental disturbance associated with a broken …

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