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Washington State, not D.C.
Whenever I am talking to people who live outside of the PNW (Pacific Northwest), I make sure to say that I live in Washington State. This is because if I am not clear, they will assume I am talking about D.C. As a Washingtonian, I want to be clear about that. Washingtonians are so much Continue reading
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Pacific Northwest Ballet: All Balanchine – 11/2/2024
A meditation more than a review It is not always convenient for me to attend the ballet in the evening – I both drive and must catch a ferry – so I frequently attend Saturday matinee performances at the Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle. The disadvantage is that one is apt to see a Continue reading
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Free Speech- For the Powerful or the Powerless?
On the libertarian online magazine, I was reading an article called “Answers to 12 Bad Anti-Free Speech Arguments,” by Greg Lukianoff. I like to check out this magazine occasionally because I frequently find articles that are outside the mainstream of either liberal or conservative thought that can provide me with different ways of looking at Continue reading
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What is Art Good For?
But first: why are we on this earth? I was taught as a child that we are put on this earth to worship the Lord; but we don’t need art to worship the Lord; all that is required is to “worship the Father in spirit and in truth.” Worship is open to all people, in Continue reading
Freedom of My Mind 