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Does Freedom of Speech Mean the Freedom to Judge?

February 15, 2010

Why does it seem that defenders of the right to free speech are sometimes the same people who enjoy verbal and written attacks on people? What makes public commentators so vengeful, ugly and vile in their statements against fellow human beings?
What is this obvious preoccupation with wanting to be the winner at all costs? [...]

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The Baseball Pants in Freezer Story

September 19, 2009

Note: The following true story was originally published in the Cre8pc Blog in 2006. Today, my son Stefan, now 16, played on 4 baseball teams this past baseball season. He plays offense and defensive positions for high school JV football and is plays defense positions as a second string Varsity player.
My son just [...]

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Never The Truth

September 9, 2009

When I was young
I despised Me
Me was this body I disconnected from at every opportunity.
Me was a little girl, pixie haircut, bangs cut too high.
Me was the girl they called “Slut” because of a rumor.
That wasn’t true.
Old me never thought she was pretty.
Old me hated math, science and brussel sprouts.
New me likes science now.
It [...]

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Give Peace a Chance: Feel Good

June 1, 2009

In an extraordinary way, I was proved wrong and set straight by some of my very best online friends. The result is I feel much better about something that was hurting me deeply and I started a category here called “Give Peace a Chance”, as John Lennon had sung.
My friend Jim highlighted a positive story [...]

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There is a Season For Happiness

May 4, 2009

You might feel that winning a rank of 30 out of 200 top winners is nothing to get excited about. You could even say winning a national contest conducted by a web site few have ever heard of is nothing to be get worked up about. You can argue a contest focused on mom’s who [...]

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