GUEST POST from Don – Protesting Safely

PROTESTING SAFELY Protesting is unsafe.  It always has been.  There are many risks and few personal benefits. First, there are ALWAYS potential consequences that come with being part of a protest.  The ground is uneven and you can fall down and go “boom.”  One should consider all the things that can happen and evaluate the value of the protest.  Realize …
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GUEST POST from Don: A Life More Beautiful

A LIFE MORE BEAUTIFUL [Presenting the following in thankfulness to my benefactor, owly.net, who has granted great latitude for over a year.  I hope you will enjoy this piece.] There is a wrong-headed saying that goes:  “What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger.”  It is as wrong as it is perverse.  It is hurtful to those who have gone …
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