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As bantered back and forth in recent blog posts, there is ample question on how best to tackle the current crisis. The Intramuralist has been respectfully concerned with Pres. Obama’s unwillingness to be specific in his terminology, refusing to call out the perpetrators as “radical Islamic terrorists.” The administration
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I will never forget that first official, performance review. As a rising, white collar professional with a great job and greater expectations, fresh out of college and ready to roll, it was finally time for my superiors to tell me how wonderful I was. :) Yes, there are times we believe
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In recent months, we’ve witnessed outrage many places... fueled in Ferguson... stroked in the streets of New York City... casted at the ballot box. We’ve seen it directed at various venues... at lying newscasters... at arresting officers... at the latest box office attention-grabber. My sense, though, is
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Perhaps you noticed that the most recent Little League World Series team was stripped of their 2014 title. The group of 11-13 year old boys played terrifically last summer, earning the series championship by ousting teams across the globe. They worked hard, played hard, and had a few balls
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There are days I shake my head, wondering if life makes sense -- wondering if our reality has somehow evolved into some curvy, messed up fantasy world, where our focus and values have fallen somewhere between “Freaky Friday,” “As the World Turns,” and “From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil
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(Oblige me briefly on today’s odd combination and thus creative frame of reference...) While this is not a parenting blog, I have learned some things via parenting I otherwise would have missed. Let me be completely transparent: sometimes those lessons mean complete failure and falling flat on my face;
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When I saw shots of the captured Jordanian pilot burned alive in a cage last week, I had to look away. This was no fiction, fantasy, nor ad for the seventeenth sequel in pop culture’s latest horror series; this was real life. My response was clear... I was shocked,
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To vaccinate or not vaccinate... that is the question. This issue is currently heightened because of two reasons: one, there are over 100 cases of measles confirmed in the United States right now; and two, there are seemingly over 100 people running for President. :) Note that any time campaigns are
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A running recap, watching the Super Bowl with the family... a few (well, sort of) observations, as well... * Lots of hype... lots of fanfare. * Loved the National Anthem -- made me miss Whitney Houston. * Tom Brady... he'll be in the Hall of Fame one day. * Russell Wilson in the
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Over the course of recent weeks, current events observers have had the pleasure of watching the elect jockey for presidential positions. “He’s in... he’s out... she’s in... she’s out... he formed a PAC... she gave a great speech... he had dinner with donors... she’s watching
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I had to chuckle this week witnessing the weather watchers worry as snow “threatened” the East Coast. Said NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio prior to the snowstorm, “This could be a storm the likes of which we’ve never seen before.” To his credit, de Blasio was only following the
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I had opportunity this past weekend to sit down with a small group of high school girls -- primarily seniors. Any time such a favorable moment arises, I feel adults should embrace it... not simply because of what we can teach them -- but also because of what they can teach us.