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The soul of an animal

I kind of hate to use the word pet when I’m referring to our cats and our dog. The fish I’m ambivalent about, if I’m truly honest. People either believe that animals have souls or that they don’t. My perspective is that if they don’t, neither do we. Nothing’s going to convince me otherwise. And…

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Great Gob, Directions, and Jell-O

Dear Goblin, is God so powerful that he can create a boulder too heavy for him to lift? -Cgwatson from Wisconsin Cgwatson- I admit I was puzzled by such a question. At first, I worried that even my slick, triple-lobed goblin mind would not be able to answer it, and I would then have to…

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Life Writing

The Sad Death of Libraries and Bookstores

Libraries and bookstores aren’t dead, yet. I’m saddened to believe, however, that it’s inevitable. Last time I was in a bookstore, the e-book section had expanded. There were e-book readers you could buy, and there were computer stations with e-book listings that you could order for download. Basically it seems you could walk out of…

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A New Year, A New Resolve

Resolutions. People either love them or hate them. I’m not going to bother looking for research on the stats of what percentage of people keep the resolutions they set for a new year. Most, by now, seem to skip making resolutions and say “I don’t make them because I never keep them” or “I don’t…