January 2023
64 articles published this month.
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News & Views
Will Jordan Peterson Lose His License for Wrong-Thinking?
Jordan Peterson, Canada’s best known public intellectual, is being required to submit to “re-education” therapy. The reason? Complaints about incendiary comments he’s been making on social media about, among…
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Worth Reading
Outer Dark
Outer Dark By Cormac McCarthy 256 pages Originally published Sept. 12, 1968 Released in paperback June 29, 1993 This was the January selection for The Mules, my always amusing and superbly insightful reading…
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Health & Wellness
I Keep Reading and Readers Keep Writing
More About Statins… I don’t think there’s anything I’ve written in recent years that has generated a bigger response from readers of this blog than my posts on statin drugs. A few friends who’ve been taking…
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Fun and/or Interesting
Seven Links to Make Your Life a Little Richer
Throughout the year, I collect a treasure trove of little stories I want to share with you. For various reasons, it doesn’t always happen. But the trove continues to grow. So, before I forget about them, here…
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Postscript
Jim Carrey's Unforgettable Tonight Show Debut
The amazing comedic skills of Jim Carrey were evident at the beginning of his career. Click here to watch his debut on national television: The Tonight Show, Nov. 24, 1983.
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Notes From My Journal
My Statin Story Continues…
In the Friday issue, I wrote about the chronic fatigue and bouts of brain fog I've been experiencing since I began taking statins. I met with Dr. B to talk about my concerns. He didn’t seem surprised. He wrote…
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The Economy & Investing
Gold and Silver: Should You Be a Buyer?
I bought a bunch of gold in 2002. Back then, it was selling for about $400 an ounce. Today, an ounce will cost you more than four times that much, as it’s trading at roughly $1,800. That’s a gross profit of…
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Worth Considering
Is the US a Democracy or a Republic?
Why It Matters Last week, I was having a discussion with an acquaintance about how our country has changed over the years. Mostly for the worse, in my opinion. (He was more optimistic.) One bone of contention…
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Worth Reading
The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man
The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man A memoir by Paul Newman Published Oct. 18, 2022 320 pages I don’t know why, but this book was published 14 years after Paul Newman’s death in 2008 at the age of 83…
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Worth Quoting
Paul Newman On Growth Through Solitude
“You only grow when you are alone.” – Paul Newman
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Worth Watching
Bari Weiss On Leaving The New York Times
Bari Weiss On Friday, I introduced you to Bari Weiss, formerly a writer for The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, and now editor of The Free Press. Click here to watch her tell her story about why…
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Fun and/or Interesting
Listen to understand, not to respond…
Click here to learn about this very good technique for communicating well and deescalating conflict. I’ve heard versions of it many times over the years, and I always have the same reaction: I should do that!…
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Fun and/or Interesting
The Invention of the Zipper
At some time, someone, matched up small pieces of metal, aligned them horizontally, attached a lever, and made the first zipper. Click here to read the whole story.
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Postscript
2022 in Seven Minutes
There are lots of similar video recaps available, but this one from Vox was particularly well done. Click here.
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