We love and dislike mystery because it intrigues and unsettles us. Until we know what’s going on we are both puzzled and disturbed, but hardly ever bored.
Martin Levowitz
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Life Among the Humans: Almost Hitting a Skunk
I’m going to write about something more personal, closer to home, from back when there were fewer rules.
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Real or Imagined?
The so-called Placebo Effect is immense. If you believe that something’s real, it’s real – simple as that!
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Author Phil Caputo Previews New Novel at Cady Hall
The local snowbird resident, journalist, novelist, and all-around author addressed an enthusiastic gaggle of fans and well-wishers.
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Life Among the Humans: Poopooing Polarity
We live in a bipolar world where everything is somewhat balanced by an opposite; by something which can seem to be its mortal enemy.
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Life Among the Humans: None of Your Rules Apply to Me!
From time to time someone extreme, or let’s just say “remarkable,” comes bopping down the pike. They change the game for all of us, establishing new limits, high or low.
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Life Among the Humans: Jews in the News
Whenever there’s some “secret plot” which we’re advised to fear, it’s both fun and traditional to blame it on The Jews – the world’s Eternal Boogie Men.
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Life Among the Humans: The Sleep of Reason Breeds Monsters
I’m still inclined to marvel at and, frankly, to despise, the eagerness some people have to believe all the dizziest crap that they hear.
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Life Among the Humans: Whaddya Gonna Do?
How can you decide what you’re going to eat when you’ve not even looked at the damn menu yet?
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Life Among the Humans: Shalt Thou Not Kill?
Is every life a precious gift from God? Who is it okay to snuff? Who, not?