June 2023
61 articles published this month.
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Worth Listening
Emily Dickinson’s “Because I could not stop for death
Emily Dickinson might be America’s greatest poet. Even better than Walt Whitman or E.A. Poe. At the very least, she is America’s best Metaphysical poet. If you’ve never heard one of her poems recited, this…
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Worth Considering
The COVID Response: What We Got Wrong — June 6, 2023
Have Your Ears Been Ringing? For as long as the COVID vaccines have been available, the CDC has received some complaints about ear-related problems. In a recent study, researchers reviewed 500 cases of…
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Readers Write
From JT, a copywriter, re the availability of my books
“Hi Mark and team. I loved Great Leads and recently started poking around at your other books. Wondering how I can get a copy of Words That Work: 117 Ways to Speak More Powerfully. “Thanks for your help.” My…
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Postscript
The USA is where?
Another amusing video clip of “Ask college students basic questions to see how dumb they are.” In this case, about basic geography. Click here.
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Notes From My Journal
Selling Condos and Jets and Picassos
Selling luxury condominiums and townhouses at Rancho Santana was slowing down because prices were going up. A luxury three-bedroom, three-bath condo that sold for $350,000 10 years ago is selling for more than…
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News & Views
Justice in Trudeau’s Canada Is Simple – It’s Either Black or White
The US justice system has a concept called “extenuating circumstances.” Extenuating circumstances are mitigating facts or details that are important for fully understanding the circumstances that may have…
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Worth Watching
Holy Spider
Directed by Ali Abbasi Starring Alice Rahimi, Diana Al Hussen, Soraya Helli, Mehdi Bajestani, and Zar Amir-Ebrahimi In theaters (limited release): Oct. 28, 2022 Streaming: Feb. 21, 2023 In my youth, I believed…
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Worth Reading
Some Monstrous Gullet Suffocating with Fury
I came across this entry in Diaries of Note. It was written by Pierre Loti, a French naval officer, novelist, and diplomat. He wrote it in 1889 while on a diplomatic mission to Fez, Morocco. It’s the kind of…
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Fun and/or Interesting
Six Life Hacks Worth Trying Today
I gave you a link to three life hacks in the May 2 issue. Click here for three more. (I knew the second one, but neither of the others.)
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Readers Write
How A Journal Writer Crafts Delightful P.S. Notes
From BI, re the P.S. in the May 30 issue: “Loved the house of cards video!” My Response: Thanks, BI. I can’t be sure how my journal piece will come off in each issue, so I try to put something in the P.S. that…
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Postscript
This Is Scary… She Must Be Insane!
I came across this athlete several years ago and rediscovered her yesterday. Her name is Faith Dickey. She’s a professional “slackliner” that has broken all sorts of world records, including slacklining over…
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