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"Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes." -- Oscar Wilde A friend recently had a testy email exchange--I wouldn't exactly call it an...
Bright-line rules and zero-tolerance policies tend to simplify complex problems at the expense of fairness and nuance. President Joe Biden's recent...
Once upon a time, in a little town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in western North Carolina, there lived a pair of brothers. They had...
He didn't put up Christmas lights this year. It didn't feel right, even 13 months after she'd gone. Last year, he put them up early because it...
by Philip Martin Yes, as through this world I've wandered, I've seen lots of funny men; Some will rob you with a six-gun, and some with a fountain...
Today at 3:22 a.m. by Philip Martin I like my insurance agent. He's handled our home and car insurance for more than 30 years, and we've never had...
December 8, 2024 at 1:55 a.m. by Philip Martin I use guitars as tools for composition more than for performance. I don't invest energy in trying to...
I was a jock. I spent a lot of time in locker rooms, on buses, and in the company of teammates and coaches. Had I been more talented or more...
There is a Richard Thompson song from 1975 called "Dimming of the Day." It was released on "Pour Down Like Silver," the third album Thompson...