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And Another Thing…

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

(I can’t believe what’s just happened…no, scratch that; I can believe it, but it’s embarrassing as heck. I was flipping through one of my notebooks just now and I found a few paragraphs which should have been included in the … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Thoughts, Part 3

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

(Author’s note: I am indebted to Thomas Princen, author of “The Logic of Sufficiency”, for crystallizing for me some of the ideas I explore in this post. Also to Robert Frost and Henry David Thoreau, who first got me thinking along these lines.)  … Continue reading →

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It’s Worse Than I Thought

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

I just received this link from The Research Department, and it seems I’ve under-stated the problem: Thanksgiving Day 2011 Store Opening Times for…All Major Retail Chains – Complete List of Stores Open on Thanksgiving Day November 24, 2011 in the U.S.. … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Thoughts, Part 2

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

So, where was I? Ranting about the holidays again? Right. There is this other thing that starts right about the same time as Thanksgiving. Lately, it’s been infiltrating the holiday more and more, as the run-up to Christmas takes on ever greater urgency. … Continue reading →

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