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ILLUMINATION

·1 day ago

Impressions of Mass Tourism

As seen in Italy — My wife and I just returned from a two-week swing through Northern Italy’s most famous tourist destinations. We spent about three days in each of Venice, Cinque Terre, Florence, and Rome. We were surprised by the tropical temperatures in mid October. How unbearable it must be in the heat of…

Tourism

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Impressions of Mass Tourism
Impressions of Mass Tourism
Tourism

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Equality Includes You

·Oct 24

The Masculine Psyche as Seen Through the Housing Crisis

Wrongs of passage. — In Mordechai Richler’s classic novel, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, the protagonist is advised by his grandfather that “a man without land is nothing”. Spurred by this and his second-rate status as compared to his med school student older brother, Duddy sets out to acquire the mythical plot of land…

Masculinity

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The Masculine Psyche as Seen Through the Housing Crisis
The Masculine Psyche as Seen Through the Housing Crisis
Masculinity

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Books Are Our Superpower

·Sep 26

About Those Life Changing Book Lists

Tapping the brakes on transformative reading — One of the most common article formats on Medium are lists of “life changing” books. According to the prescribed format, these are all to be read in a year to achieve the promised transformation. Such is the urgency of not missing out on precious wisdom we are told. …

Books

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About Those Life Changing Book Lists
About Those Life Changing Book Lists
Books

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Writers’ Blokke

·Sep 20

The Occupational Hazards of Writing

Some are invisible — As I turn the corner to completing my second year as a retiree, I scratch away at a novella. With each completed scene, I find myself at ever escalating levels of emotional investment. In something akin to an out of body experience, I ask myself where has this person feeling…

Writing

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The Occupational Hazards of Writing
The Occupational Hazards of Writing
Writing

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ILLUMINATION

·Aug 15

The Blind Side sequel will play out in court

Michael Oher versus the Tuohys — You could say I felt “blindsided” this morning as I read my fantasy sports columns in preparation for the upcoming football season. There screaming out on ESPN’s website was a headline stating that retired Offensive Lineman Michael Oher was suing the Tuohy family. …

Sports

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The Blind Side sequel will play out in court
The Blind Side sequel will play out in court
Sports

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Dialogue & Discourse

·Jun 21

Shocking Aspects of Western Culture

Autoimmune disease in civilization — All that is meant by Decadence is “falling off.” It implies in those who live in such a time no loss of energy or talent or moral sense. On the contrary, it is a very active time, full of deep concerns, but peculiarly restless, for it sees no clear lines…

Society

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Shocking Aspects of Western Culture
Shocking Aspects of Western Culture
Society

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ILLUMINATION

·May 22

The Return of the Travel Agent

A Marketplace Necessity for an Uncertain World — Impersonal technology cannot satisfy the demand for person-to-person professional travel advice. If you were to research the most endangered occupations a few years ago, travel agents would come up as the number one occupation most likely to be displaced. Our trust in technology is harmed by an endless plethora of…

Business

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The Return of the Travel Agent
The Return of the Travel Agent
Business

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The Haven

·May 19

My Attempt At Going Viral

Went venereal instead — With all the side hustling advice on this here platform, I’ve long felt that I was missing out. Perhaps I was playing it too safe. After all, if you’re not writing about sex or money, you’re probably frowning at the crumbs of a crust of bread to quote a geriatric…

Humor

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My Attempt At Going Viral
My Attempt At Going Viral
Humor

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ILLUMINATION

·May 16

All My Best Friends Are Salesmen

Surrounding myself with the art of the possible — I have written before about the formative influence of multi-level marketing culture on me at a young age and why I refuse to bash it as a result. Today, I would go even further and say that MLM culture is the incubator for the self-help field. …

Friendship

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All My Best Friends are Salesmen
All My Best Friends are Salesmen
Friendship

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Dialogue & Discourse

·May 15

The Revolution Will Be Analog

The fragility of trust and technology — Trust is a fragile thing. Whether in relationships, business or technology, our trust, once lost, is difficult to regain. Will Rogers said it takes a lifetime to build a reputation, but you can lose it in a minute. …

Society

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The Revolution Will Be Analog
The Revolution Will Be Analog
Society

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