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Solving the evolution/creation debate

Evolution theorists will tell you that science says Charles Darwin ideas are proven and exactly correct. Creationists will tell you that God created the earth in six days, and Adam and Eve were the first people. Evolution theorists say Creationists (and Christians, in general) are anti-science. Creationists claim evolution theorists don’t believe in the existence of God. People… people… Why don’t we just accept that God created evolution. Now we all get to be right.

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Flaunt the imperfection

Many seek to delegitimize our system of government and the Constitution by obsessing over the flaws of the Founding Fathers. Christopher Columbus didn’t really discover America. Thomas Jefferson had an affair with one of his slaves. George Washington was a slaveowner. Andrew Jackson persecuted Indians. And on, and on… The interesting thing is that one of the core premises upon which our Constitution, written by the Founding Fathers, was based is the idea that men are not angels. All people are able to be corrupted, act selfishly, or simply make mistakes born out of greed or poor judgment. The…

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You say you want a revolution

This weekend, I came across yet another article from a wealthy woman in the tech field complaining about being a woman in tech. In this case, it was mutli-millionaire Amy Bohutinsky, COO of Zillow, talking about how different women with kids are treated compared to men with kids. All with the normal Harvard research studies to back it up. LinkedIn is becoming a parade of wealthy or otherwise successful women in tech complaining about how mistreated women in tech are. Sure they are. No doubt. I’m not doubting the bias. But there are at least 100 other biases also…

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Forget the excuses

Forget white privilege. Nevermind racism, sexism, and bigotry. There’s no such thing as homophobia, and I’ve never seen ageism. I’ve no interest in #metoo, and all lives matter. All of it is nonsense. It’s noise. Excuses. Life is so easy when we group people together and make up reasons why entire swaths of society just can’t seem to get ahead. Blacks can’t get a fair shake. Women don’t stand a chance. Gays are in hiding. It’s getting so even white males aren’t safe anymore. Just stop already. I reject all of it. It’s just you. And whatever it is…

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Standing out in your job search

As frustrating as a job search can be, there’s always a “thrill of the hunt” aspect that gets me fired up. What I find most exhilarating is trying to find creative and resourceful ways to get myself (or at least my name) in front of the hiring manager. Personal contact and networking are most often the keys to finding a job. Simply sending in a resume and hoping for the best usually ends with the emailed form letter rejection. Recently, a local agency provided the perfect opportunity for some creativity. Their listing included the line, “If you you want…

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The most important meal of the day should be eaten in private

There are few things more irritating than watching and listening to someone else eat cereal. It’s a noisy, clumsy food. The constant clanking of the spoon on the side of the bowl or the clicking of the spoon on teeth. The chewing. The accumulation of saliva washing around in your mouth. The milk dripping off the spoon into the pooled milk below making that trickling water effect. Hell, I even annoy myself when I eat cereal. Eating cereal is best done in private. So why can’t people build cereal eating into their morning routine… BEFORE they leave for work….

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An activist’s work is never done (no, really… it isn’t)

Activists never succeed. It’s the nature of the activist. Perceived wrongs and injustices are identified and then well-meaning people begin raising money and awareness about them until one day, the look up and realize they have a career. One argument I often hear about unions is that without them, we wouldn’t have proper work safety, child labor laws, etc. First, I wonder if that’s even true. (You really have to have a lack of faith in people.) But either way, the union concept did improve the work place – over 100 years ago. But do union activists ever sit…

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I scream, you scream

I was in the grocery store today getting food for a get together I was hosting, and it seemed like the right thing to get some ice cream. When I got to the ice cream aisle, there was a guy shopping for just the right ice cream. He and his cart were parked about two inches from the glass, and every time he got to a new window, he had to open the door to look at each pint, as if the glass door was somehow preventing him from seeing in. This guy obviously is a science denier, because…

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