Foundational Weapons For A Modern War
Many years ago I initiated a personal policy: Whenever anyone asked me how I was doing, I would answer with, “Excellent.” Whether I felt excellent in that moment or not, I would use it as an opportunity to speak blessing over myself; sort of a “dress for success” kind of confession. I’d
If you’ve ever had the misfortune of needing to deal with a government agency, you’ve experienced the Circumlocution Office. In a recent post my wife explained the Circumlocution Office and all of its bureaucratic glory. Taken from the Charles Dickens novel Little Dorrit, it’s essentially a term used to describe the nonsensical
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How do you create a cloud? Well, let’s back up and revisit our elementary school science lessons. What are clouds? Clouds are the product of three factors coming together: water vapor, dust, and cold air. Surface water evaporates into the air where it attaches to atmospheric dust. When that combination is cold
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There’s something wrong with the sky. You’ve seen it, been annoyed by it, and in the back of your mind you’ve probably been thinking something just isn’t right about the persistent hazy skies above. Thus far you might’ve written it off as just the weather – unusual, unfortunate, but that’s just the
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Not many people understand the true cost of healthcare in America, and for most of my adult life I didn’t, either. For 21 years I had some of the best insurance money could buy. At practically every appointment I’d have an admin person tell me, “You have really great insurance.” I’d smile,
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On July 24, 1972, biochemist David Wong identified a chemical he called “Lilly 110140,” which was effective in treating mental illness while avoiding the risks associated with the earlier drugs. The experimental drug made by the partnership of Wong, Ray Fuller, and Bryan Molloy was later dubbed Fluoxetine, and in December of
My five-year-old and I walked briskly up the courthouse steps. I chose not to wear a jacket I’d have to take off at the security checkpoint, and I was unarmed because courthouses are afraid of the second amendment. As we stepped through the door I saw the icy stares on two security