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Doing what you love – at what cost?
Thought-provoking piece that examines the “do what you love” perspective on work: By keeping us focused on ourselves and our individual happiness, DWYL distracts us from the working conditions of others while validating our own choices and relieving us from obligations to all who labor, whether or not they love it. It is the secret…
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Take action: South Carolina’s prison abuse
A couple days ago I mentioned this article published in The Atlantic covering the APPALLING treatment of mentally ill patients by the South Carolina prison system. I’m not talking about making people uncomfortable or refusing to coddle criminals. This is criminally inhumane and I’m pretty angry. The judge’s statement about the case (in his decision)…
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The Backstory: I hate geese. it’s probably my mom’s fault.
I have a lot more memories of my mom’s family: her older sister Phyllis and younger siblings “Buck” and Jo Ann. They all gathered for holidays at Buck & Dotty’s house outside Scottdale. Only my mom and Buck had kids, so there weren’t many cousins to play with; in contrast, my dad’s Catholic family…
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The Backstory: Getting a couple brothers
I realize as I’m writing this that my mom’s story is basely even a sketch in my mind. She just didn’t talk about it. In fact, almost everything I know about her life comes from that one time she shared her testimony at church for a Mother’s Day banquet. Mum was a really private person.…
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