Monthly Archives: July 2020

Be Careful What You Ask For, Installment MMDCCXIX

Posted on July 17, 2020 by profmondo

The Ottawa Citizen reports that a monument in a cemetery near Toronto has been defaced, and that the local police are investigating it as a hate crime. Not terribly surprising these days, but this case is a little more complicated … Continue reading →

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Sunday Night Potpourri: Thank You, Mask Man Edition

Posted on July 12, 2020 by profmondo

(If you don’t recognize the allusion. . . well, take it away, Mr. Bruce.) *** As I mentioned on the Book of Faces yesterday, I drove up to Greenville yesterday to donate some platelets. I had planned to swing by … Continue reading →

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QotD: Uncomfortable Truth Edition

Posted on July 8, 2020 by profmondo

Although I’ve run across his name before, I’m really not familiar with the work of Fredrik deBoer. For all I know, he may advocate tearing down animal rescue shelters and replacing them with baby-punching factories (and if so, he should … Continue reading →

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Monday Potpourri

Posted on July 6, 2020 by profmondo

I spent the early part of this afternoon doing some exercises from a book about writing, and as part of a goal-setting sequence, I decided I want to post at least ten times over the next thirty days. So here’s … Continue reading →

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Steep Climbs and Flat Tires

Posted on July 5, 2020 by profmondo

A couple of weeks ago, Mrs. M’s mom took a nasty fall, breaking her shoulder to a degree that required reconstructive surgery. Afterwards, she was transported from Lost-in-the-Woods County to a convalescent center in Huntington, WV. As one might expect, … Continue reading →

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