DISINFORMATION Do not be misinformed about this word. Wikipedia says: “Disinformation is false information deliberately spread to deceive people.” However, that is not how the word seems to be used in the real world where the concept has no connection with the word “truth” or even “deception.” Henceforth, I will speak of the word as it is …
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Thursday Thoughts: Jesus…I Just Can’t…
There are times when, despite everything we try to do, we just can’t do it anymore. In seasons of grief, or depression, or extreme darkness in our lives there seems to be no hope at all. The blackness paralyzes us, holding us in such a grip that we can’t help ourselves. It is in these …
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Thrilliant Thursday – November 16, 2023 Edition: Sunsets (no alt-texts)
Each of these sunsets is unique, though the text descriptions would make them sound like they are the same; the main differences are in the depth or brilliance of the colors. This is why I couldn’t write alt-texts for my sight-impaired and blind readers.
Wednesday Wags – Nov. 15, 2023 Edition
Tuesday Titters – Nov. 14, 2023 Edition
SPECIAL GUEST POST from Don: FOOL of DREAMS
“FOOL of DREAMS”copyright 2023 by Donald Whelpley It was a Wednesday. It was always Wednesday, and already too hot. The lazy breeze swayed the corn in the field behind the house making it sigh. Jack, the coon dog, was laying on his side in the shade on the front porch and it wasn’t even noon. The only critters …
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GUEST POST from Don: Term Limits
Why Term-Limits are Badand How to Make Good Ones. Every year or so I read comments from people who think it is time for term limits. Sometimes they even sound sensible. Let me say, the idea of term-limits is GREAT. Unfortunately, how it works in real life…NOT SO HOT! So, why would it not work? Consider this, when you …
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GUEST POST from Don – BIAS? Not As Much…
BIAS? Not as much… I recently heard an extended interview with Mahzarin Banaji about bias in America. In the interview she referenced an article she helped write in 2019, and updated some of the data through 2020, to make it more current. It turns out that anti-black bias according to the research, in particular, has improved (become less …
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