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My Week Long Social Media Fast
Inspired by Scott D. Southard’s blog post “Twitter- Free: My 24 hours Without Twitter,” I decided embark on a similar challenge. After reading his post I noted the time, 9:24 am, and then I initiated my own social media fast. My intention was to abstain for 24 hours, but upon sharing this news with my Monday…
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I Harbor a Book Grudge
Books on my shelf, desk, and nightstand fall into three general categories: 1. Read 2. Partially read. 3. About to be read. One book in particular sits outside the bounds of these categories and haunts me. I do my best to not look at it directly lest I be hit with a pang of guilt.…
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Unadventurous Times of a Juror
They found me. Holding the envelope and reading in bold “Jury Summons,” I flipped it over and over in the hopes of discovering it to be a weird advertisement flyer. It was legit. Cheers to citizenship. I packed my Kindle, my folders from work, and an insufficient supply of snacks to the Los Angeles…
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A Simple Claim, A Major Assumption
My ears perked up and I set my coffee mug down when I heard the following claim thrown into a discussion over the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare): Young people don’t need insurance. Barring an accident like skiing or being attacked by a panda, they don’t get sick. Normally, my coffee and I are inseparable especially in the…
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What is the Logic Behind The Other’s Political Position?
* Warning, you might not enjoy this post, especially if you harbor strong feelings about politics and believe that you are the sole arbiter of truth. In fact, just skip to another blog right now while you have a chance. Go ahead and clickity click… You stayed? Okay, good, because I didn’t really want you…
