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Dumb at Literature

In high school and college, I used to feel so stupid studying literature because I never saw the imagery within it on my own.  When I read the assigned books, I would usually think, ‘that was a pretty good book’, but that was where it ended for...

I Am No Longer Against Fox Hunts

            My exposure to fox hunting was entirely via television and, in particular, the movie Mary Poppins.  Like most children who saw that movie, I was greatly distressed for the poor,...

Fending Off Cougars in the Age of Divorce

            I have a bunch of kids and I homeschool and I pretend to be a writer so I stay busy.  Ipso facto, the age of divorce kind of snuck up on me.  Having lived some life, I knew a...

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