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Today was one of those days when I had a post penned and panned out, wrestling with some of our ongoing wondering in the world. I was putting the final edits on some thoughts, scanning the most current issues… Evaluating the weekend’s Brexit… recognizing there’s still so much
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Some say this was far more significant than any development with the Donald or the Hillary. On Thursday evening, most citizens of Great Britain went to sleep seemingly believing they were still part of the European Union (EU) — a politico-economic structure to which they had belonged since 1973. On
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As I wrestle with reaction to recent current events, I find myself mentally thumbing through the mantra of why we can’t somehow just all get along. We don’t. We won’t. And thus there seems too much infighting to make any authentic progression. So our means of crafting
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Still wrestling with Orlando… why? Because it was awful. Why else? Because it continues to be challenging the way many respond... again, this past weekend. Borrowing from one of the Intramuralist’s fave sites, RealClearPolitics.com… The Washington Post reported last week that the gunman made multiple phone calls while
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The examples are seemingly endless. First is Col. Lawrence Wilkerson (Ret.): “If anybody is directly responsible for Orlando, it’s the Republican Party for stymieing all manner of gun control.” Next is Sen. John McCain: “Barack Obama is directly responsible for it because when he pulled everybody out of Iraq,
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Many of our longtime Intramuralist readers are aware that my professional background is in human resources. I was privileged to spend several years consulting after a career working for a highly respected hospitality management company. While the “semi” of my oft repeated “semi-humble” status would never allow me to
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Every time we witness such a horrific event, we struggle with how to react. We are mad, sad, outraged, and more. The existence of evil on Earth is profoundly disturbing, and I pray we are never numb to it. And so we cry out… we rant and rave… scream “how
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One of my fave songs from last season’s phenomenal show choir season went as follows: “Before last night, I was down on my luck There was nothing going my way Before last night, wasn't feeling the love No reason for a smile on my face But I
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Perhaps by now you’ve read the story of the unconscious young woman who was raped by the college freshman. If you have not yet heard of it, let me start by saying it was awful. Awful... heartbreaking... heinous... disgusting. Pick whatever disturbing word you wish. It’s that bad.
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One of our long time family traditions is that at the onset of any vacation or significant road trip, as soon as we hit the interstate, we pop in our fave Ricky Martin CD, skip to song #9, and blast it through the car speakers… “Do you really want it?
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Yesterday I did something I’ve never done before. It was one of a possible 25 things… 1. Voted for a Republican. 2. Voted for a Democrat. 3. Ran for elected office. 4. Whitewater rafted on class V-VI rapids. 5. Flew to France by myself. 6. Ate a pickle.
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It’s an excellent annual quest to find wisdom embedded in the collection of commencement speeches. This year — from Apple CEO Tim Cook encouraging George Washington U. grads to find “work that’s infused with moral purpose” — to Hank Azaria delivering advice in the varied voices of "The Simpsons&