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Rick
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Slander in the Workplace
Read more: Slander in the WorkplaceI enjoy reading the advice column by Cary Tennis on Salon. He seems sensible. People haven’t changed much since the days of Ann Landers and Dear Abby, but Cary does manage to put a…
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Scouting and Stubenville
Read more: Scouting and StubenvilleI’ve mostly avoided news coverage of Steubenville because such tragedies sicken me on many levels, especially the way everyone involved is smeared with dirt by some news reporter or blogger. Events like this should make us ask, “Why…
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WordPress and Facebook
Read more: WordPress and FacebookMemo to self: next time I edit one of my WordPress postings, be sure to edit the “Publicize” property in the upper left corner. If I’m updating an old post, I must be sure…
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What change might look like
Read more: What change might look likeLast week we filled out surveys from the Boy Scouts of America about proposed “membership standards” changes that would lift the official ban on gay scouts and adults. With my active volunteer work in…
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Social Traditions versus Religious Traditions
Read more: Social Traditions versus Religious TraditionsI’ve been reading Of Virgins and Martyrs which more-or-less explores the role of women in world culture. David Jacobson, the author, frames the discussion around religious traditions, which themselves generally arose in patriarchal societies. Religious conservatives…
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MOVING TO WORDPRESS.COM
Read more: MOVING TO WORDPRESS.COMStarting today, I’m moving my posts to a site hosted at WordPress.com. The site is named “b.smat.us” which allows old links to still retrieve old contents. However, anyone typing in the regular URL, or…
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Time for Linux?
Read more: Time for Linux?With international abuse being poured upon Windows 8 – experienced Windows users can’t even figure it out – perhaps it’s time for the General Public to start using Linux. The “desktop friendly” versions like…
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