A Socratic Conversation About Reducing Crime

Why The Oxford Comma Deserves A Second Look

March 3, 2019 · 1 min read

For most of my career as a writer, I have followed the NYT stylebook with regard to the comma. in particular, I have eschewed the Oxford comma — which insists on adding a comma at the end of a series. For…

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Amateur Pianist Tricks Classically Trained Musicians Into Duet

October 22, 2020 · 1 min read

One of the social media rabbit holes I occasionally go into might be called “Amazing amateur piano players surprise others in shopping centers and malls!” I know. Can this really be a class of entertainment?…

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Eating for Longevity

October 4, 2022 · 1 min read

My friend BS came by the other night to see how I was doing. The conversation turned to our mutual health scares and what he has been doing since he had his own near-death event. One thing he’s doing is paying…

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Founding Fathers Protected Whistleblowers Two Centuries Early

October 8, 2019 · 1 min read

In an article posted on History.com, Christopher Klein points out that the Founding Fathers passed the country’s first whistleblower protection law just seven months after signing the Declaration of…

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Quick Bites — November 14, 2023

November 14, 2023 · 2 min read

“Wow, big news!, AS write in a recent email. “They are changing the names of certain species of birds because their names are offensive. I don’t know about you, but I have had many sleepless nights knowing how…

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