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Wow. Unquestionably, a major event occurred early Saturday morning. The United States conducted what it described as a “large-scale strike” against Venezuela, resulting in the capture and arrest of President Nicolás Maduro. The first federal charges against Maduro were unsealed by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2020.
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We’ve long averred that the word “fascinating” is an absolute wonderful word. Why? Because it doesn’t imply good nor bad; it simply means whatever is described as such irresistibly draws our attention — kind of like a car crash or a sunset or a car crash during a sunset.
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We’re doing something a little different today. Maybe it’s the start of resolution crafting for the year to come. Maybe not. But it is indeed good. As has been discussed here previously, when we moved South some years ago, two of the wisest people I know (unrelated to
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It’s no secret that the Intramuralist is a big believer in Christmas. But allow me to briefly share what I am a little more a believer in… For centuries people were desperately craving, waiting for a king. They were looking for one who could bring justice, freedom and peace
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Every year, one of our favorite December traditions is to go to the annual Disney Candlelight Processional. It’s hosted at Epcot, and for lack of better words, it’s just so, so great. Everyone is wished a happy Hanukkah, merry Christmas, and a happy new year. That indeed is
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Some days it’s especially hard to hold all the tensions of the time… Even in less than 24 hours… Last Saturday afternoon, at 4:22 pm their time, Brown University in Providence, RI notified its community of an active shooter. The gunman entered an engineering building while final exams
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What do we do when see life crumbling around someone near to us? Better yet, what do we do when we see life crumbling to a public figure — to one we don’t know but in some ways, feel like we do? Those in the sports world refocused their attention
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Recently we discussed the concept of something being a lack of rocket science, meaning it’s not all that complicated and thus not too difficult to understand. One societal attribute that isn’t rocket science is that we generally don’t like to wait; we don’t like to stand
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“Making movies” says Julia Roberts. “Makeup” says Cindy Crawford. Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler says “rock and roll”… former North Dakota Sen. Byron Morgan, not permitting drinking and driving… Dave Ramsey, “personal finance”… personal trainer Bob Harper, “weight loss”… Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff co-author Kristine Carlson,
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I feel like we struggle with how to respond to the refugee, especially when we consider individual vs. collective response. Change the word “respond” if you wish — to handle, care for, whatever-word-makes-sense-to-you-here. But I’m not certain we always know what’s wisest and
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As long noted here, the question mark is the only punctuation piece that invites a response. Here are the first 75 questions we saw journalists ask this past month. Note that not everyone is comfortable inviting responses… 1. The A.I. Boom Has Found Another Gear. Why Can't
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[As it originally appeared 9 years ago...] It was 1863… January first brought us The Second Battle of Galveston. Three companies of Union forces under the command of Col. Isaac S. Burrell were captured or killed both on land and by sea by the armies of Maj. Gen. John B.