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Think Twice. Maybe Thrice
Every major world religion has cautionary words about the use of speech, both its proper and improper use. A few tip-of-the-iceberg...

D. Randall Faro
Apr 9, 20222 min read


You Better Believe It
A good friend in Manitoba back in the 70s often used the phrase: You better believe it. I couldn’t even estimate the number of times I...

D. Randall Faro
Mar 23, 20222 min read


Balancing Act
There are websites aplenty listing and describing the various fiction novel genres. In listing categories, they go all the way from a...

D. Randall Faro
Mar 6, 20222 min read


Words Are Not Just Words
Most people remember a few things in particular that their mother or father said to them. One of my father’s admonitions that has stuck...

D. Randall Faro
Feb 18, 20222 min read


Changing Gears
FedEx changed my life. Well, my thumb anyway. Well again, actually my life. Just over two years ago I had an intimate encounter with the...

D. Randall Faro
Feb 14, 20223 min read


Senseless Neutrality
Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant (yes, his real surname) is a British author/cartoonist best known for his Pot-Shots. These are cute, pithy...

D. Randall Faro
Feb 12, 20223 min read


Venomous Ideology
Prejudice against others, if not downright fear of others culturally and ethnically different from oneself – xenophobia – is written into...

D. Randall Faro
Jan 19, 20224 min read


I'm a Believer
In 1967 a rock group fancifully named The Monkees sang the song: “I’m a Believer.” Never mind that the song’s context was different from...

D. Randall Faro
Jan 14, 20223 min read


Donne, Nietzsche, and Me
A review of the Pixar film Soul included these words: “ . . . the spark is simply a willingness to embrace life as a gift, not to win...

D. Randall Faro
Jan 11, 20222 min read


Philosophically Untenable
It was meant to be. Not. An inebriated driver crosses the median and hits another car head-on. The drunk walks away unscathed, but the...

D. Randall Faro
Dec 10, 20213 min read


When the Thought Doesn't Count
You’ve heard it time and again: “It’s the thought that counts.” Not really. Thoughts have nugatory value, unless . . . . A...

D. Randall Faro
Dec 4, 20212 min read


Serious Homework
Some people really believe that the Denver International Airport stands above an underground city which serves as a headquarters of the...

D. Randall Faro
Dec 2, 20213 min read


Class or Crass
Dictionary definitions: Class: reflecting high standards of personal behavior; graceful. Crass: without sensitivity; gross; not...

D. Randall Faro
Nov 21, 20212 min read


Chances Are
CHANCES ARE A not-well-known fact is that 47.7% of all statistics are made up. But not the following ones. Of the 150,000 eggs a giant...

D. Randall Faro
Oct 22, 20212 min read


Everyone Loses
On 19 August 2021 an Associated Press headline reporting the results of a U.S. poll read as follows: “Afghanistan War Unpopular Amid...

D. Randall Faro
Oct 17, 20212 min read


Truckers, Bean Counters, Etc.
Gratitude gets a lot of good press, and rightly so. Giving thanks for things small and big is good for the giver’s soul . . . and can be...

D. Randall Faro
Oct 12, 20212 min read


Medical Myopia
During a recent routine office visit to my doctor, I was treated for several small cysts on my scalp with liquid nitrogen. It freezes the...

D. Randall Faro
Sep 22, 20212 min read


States' Rights or Wrongs
Traveling throughout the U.S. produces a plethora of questions about why different states have laws that often vary considerably....

D. Randall Faro
Sep 18, 20212 min read


Recognizing Futility
“Of course the earth is flat.” “Are you serious?” “I’m not doing a comedy routine, Jack.” “OK . . . so what makes you think it’s flat?”...

D. Randall Faro
Sep 1, 20212 min read


Applause Is Not Enough
Marilyn Monroe, August 4, 1962, age 36. Cause of death: drugs. Jimi Hendrix, September 18, 1970, age 27. Cause of death: drugs. Janis...

D. Randall Faro
Aug 12, 20212 min read
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