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UNCHECKED SPEECH, GUARDED WORDS

December 18, 2025 by

If you’ve heard unchecked speech, then you know guarded words when someone says them. One might be a raving crack-head angling for another piece of the rock. The other might be a priest in a confessional. Each has their place, sometimes more than one place. There’s only one problem: If they switch back and forth […]

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FEELING DOWN BUT NOT OUT?

November 6, 2025 by

It’s been a minute since 2017 but I remember feeling down. I wasn’t helpless, but needed help, and got it. Since then I’ve thought of others who need help the same way. Back then it was medical treatment for me. The first day was a big one. I started by showing up.

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MINDHUNTER + TALKING TO STRANGERS = YIKES

March 17, 2020 by

I started watching Mindhunter halfway through reading Malcolm Gladwell’s recent book, Talking To Strangers. It’s a strange combination ranging from creepy to creepier. Mindhunter tells about the FBI effort to understand what motivates serial killers. If that’s not creepy enough, the killers they interview had attacked women.

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Violence, Anger, And The Great Sadness

September 11, 2018 by

    Where does it come from, this violence, anger, and sadness? We’re not born with it, according to experts.   The same experts say we learn certain behavior.   How to explain unexplained violence? When is the right time to lash out and hurt?   Another writer, another blogger, might roll out their research […]

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