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QUOTIDIAN LIFE IN THE MIDST OF TURMOIL

Or perhaps I could call this post “How does one live in a world that seems to be falling apart?

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WHAT TO SAY ON A DAY LIKE TODAY?

I’ve struggled to write this post. What to say on a day like today? Of course there are so many things I might say about the day because of its significance – after all, Martin Luther King, Jr.

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COMPLICATIONS IN SAGEN'S PALE BLUE DOT

Samantha Harvey:
(I’m not sure how much of the power in this text will survive my ripping it out of context, but I can’t resist the urge to put it here.

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WRITING FOR CLARITY, BUT NOT TOTAL CLARITY

Thomas Merton:
“I am still trying to find out: and that is why I write.”

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THE INTERNET I WANT

Last week I announced my decision to delete my Facebook account. I announced my decision Facebook itself, and many of the replies to that announcement made it very clear how much I was giving up by leaving the site.

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MASTODON'S EUGEN ROCHKO AND THE TURTLE IN THE MUD

Like many other users of Mastodon, I’m impressed with Mastodon’s announcement that the people should own the town square that is Mastodon.

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