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FRED FIRST: Spaces: Inner, Outer & Other

I exist even still in a “liminal space” (which could be a whole other post—with a partial definition below from WikiWand). I live having survived the challenges of the past...

ANDY PITZER: Paraphrasing GPT

When I come to think about it, probably the one thing I’m most proud of...

BOB BROWN: IF YOU LOVE YOUR BRAIN, TAKE CARE 0F IT, PART THREE

This is A Brief Educational Summary of Neuroscience 101, Part THREE, our final section. These...

SERWAN ZANGANA: It’s time for positive change in Roanoke City, vote James Creasy for Sheriff

An enthusiastic and experienced law enforcement officer, a veteran deputy, is eager to bring changes...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Antisemite Zohran Mamdani Will Be An Economic Disaster For New York City – Part II

In my opinion, Mamdani’s charisma, savvy, and eloquence are highly overrated compared to his bona...

Bridges, Barriers, or Bombs: Three Metaphors for Church / Community Relations

One of the critical questions the faith community needs to answer in this generation is “how will we define our relationship to those...

Silver Buckshot on the Orient Express: A 21st Century Solution for Conservation

Back a few years ago, I was invited to participate in two national conferences: a speaker at a conference hosted by George Mason University...

Recipe of the Week: Green Bean Vinaigrette

WOW! I am sitting right now in the backyard with the warm sun on my face and my little hound dog at my feet...

The Muskrat Skin Jacket

I guess my Dad thought it would serve as a great anatomy lesson, of sorts, and he was right. I don’t remember what...

From Taubman to T.T. – Art is in the Eye . . .

Cartoonist Al Capp once described abstract art as “a product of the untalented sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered.”  While Mr. Capp...

Life with Mr. Fix- It

Our first trip to Europe occurred in 1983 when our son was studying law at the University of Munich.  On the day of our...