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Oh Deer!

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Another reflection on 2017 as its wick burns low. The world in which we live. This subject article comes from the venerable “Guardian” which fearfully protects us from ourselves. Or not. I read an article in January 2017 about the snow monkey and the deer (sounds like a short story or a joke) and wondered if it was more than the “rare” event statisticians so often reference to make their lives easier. While observing (a critical part of the scientific method) such behavior between species is interesting and perhaps informative, I didn’t expect that the original news report I read … Continue reading Oh Deer!

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2017 From the Rear View Mirror. Agenbite of Inwit?

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It is a beautiful early summer morning here in North Canterbury, specifically Rangiora. Rangiora is a farming community in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand’s South Island (Southland), about 30 minutes from the largest Southland city of Christchurch. A great day to pause and reflect on 2017, and my arrival here in December of 2016. Rangiora is a town of just under 20,000, and considered a farming community by most. It has a High Street, several decent shops, and of course a gym, medical clinic, and supermarket within easy walking distance. It is a great place to live, and its … Continue reading 2017 From the Rear View Mirror. Agenbite of Inwit?

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A Washington Post March? Middle Earth Won’t Have It!

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Opinion as Fact! The above created a stir here, in a country that I hope to call home. I have lived here near Christchurch, New Zealand for nearly a year. Having worked the local precinct voting site, issuing ballots to eligible New Zealand voters during the most recent general election referenced in these articles, I have a perspective entirely different from the first author. But his “opinion” seems to have a larger agenda of warning against globalization, nothing more. Try as he did, and so obviously from a rigid perspective, he severely missed the mark in his attempt to generate … Continue reading A Washington Post March? Middle Earth Won’t Have It!

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Identical Twins From a Different Mother!

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“Don’t let your left hand know what your right hand does.  It already knows.” I have no intention of disparaging a worthy New Testament quote on charity whose core message I believe.  But the above link to a recent Atlantic article,  should be followed and the article read by anyone who thinks ONLY one side of our political spectrum does x, y, or z.    Both hands are at play and from the posts I have seen on FB, playing with equal vigor if not attention to “detail”.  This article gave me two takeaways:  (1) Social media demands truth seekers to dig earnestly to understand most any post … Continue reading Identical Twins From a Different Mother!