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Mar.07.2013
Dear Common Sense,
Of course everything is o.k. Every now and then, teachers need to take days off. This year you gave me seven classes to teach, five of which require different text books to plan from, and then for S and G’s you have me sitting in the computer room, although beyond basic...
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Dec.04.2011
I receive many phone calls and emails asking for my help regarding child sexual abuse. Some of them are heartbreaking and I wonder how the person telling me the story can survive their anguish. Then I remember my own. And yet some of the stories I hear are so much worse than what I went through....
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Sep.22.2011
To the thief who stole the GPS unit from my vehicle last week, I hope it helps you find your way.
There have been many crossroads in my life where an electronic signpost would have been welcome; where the gentle nudge of a UK Samantha or U.S. Carl robotic voice was needed to sound out the...
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Aug.23.2011
With the ten year anniversary of 9/11 looming tall just down the road, the media is gearing up for a national grief fest of massive proportions. After nearly a decade of shameful argument, the memorial is almost finished. The decade saw ego-filled architects riding into battle with...
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Jun.25.2010
In this past year leading up to the BEA I’ve read a flurry of articles how the rise of the eBook is heralding the demise of the publishing industry. On the surface they resonate as depicting anyone venturing down the road of...
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Jun.19.2010
We are all cursed, or maybe blessed, at some time or another with hyper-vigilance, excessive watchfulness, especially to avoid danger. It might come when we're crossing a busy street, woken out of a sound sleep by a strange noise, or peering out the window as we listen to the radio give reports on...
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Jan.07.2010
Any discussion into why “common sense isn’t that common,” requires understanding that different groups of people (personal, social, professional, etc.) make use of varied degrees of intelligence identifiable mainly to the group(s) in which they belong. It isn’t that intelligence is “common” to...
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Sep.09.2009
This weekend I heard something simple and profound about being right. And it was this:
You can say things 'once' and after that it's about control and being right.
You mean if I suggest to you 147 times that you might need to seek counseling, financial advice or get a new job that I'm being...
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Jun.10.2009
"Why isn't there mouse-flavoured cat food?"
Swear.To.God - this was part of an email I received this morning. And - truth to tell - now I'm wondering.
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Mar.06.2009
The most comprehensive compendium of human relations I've ever found is the Bible. Divinity aside (and whether you believe or disbelieve), its contents seem to cover almost every human interaction, in terms of an ancient agrarian society, to be sure, but applicable to contemporary situations in any...
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