The Cultural Clench
When I moved to Australia in 1979 it didn’t take me long to become aware of the ‘cultural cringe.’ That …
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The Meandering Matriarch Meets Wandering Star
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Just Knock Me Down and Stomp On My Head
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Plumbing: The Metaphor
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The Problem of Distribution
I was sitting in my favorite chair this morning, watching the birds in the courtyard, and I got to pondering …
Chocolate for Dummies
I don’t get it. For years I’ve been hearing about how chocolate–or sugar in general–causes a “sugar high” in kids …
I’m a Doctor and I’m Here to Scam You
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A TreeChange Adventure
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Crazies:3 Rest of World:0
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The News As I See It
I have a growing pile of news clippings. (The operative word here is ‘pile’ — it certainly isn’t news.) Like …
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