Category Archives: paranoia

Is It Just a Handshake?

Posted on December 15, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Or an Exchange of Energy? We know the drill: upon meeting another person, we’ve been instructed to extend our right hand and offer to shake the other person’s right hand, firmly but kindly. Have you ever wondered why? It took … Continue reading →

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The Peasants are Revolting!

Posted on December 13, 2018 by cdsmiller17

You can say that again Louis the XVI was the King of France in 1789… (as we were taught about the French Revolution). The people were starving because they couldn’t afford bread, so they started to riot. Marie Antoinette was … Continue reading →

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Is Trump a Christian?

Posted on December 6, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Not Reading the Apostles’ Creed They say one picture is worth a thousand words. This one says about a billion. His religion is supposedly Presbyterian, from his mother’s side. But he admits to not attending church because of his busy … Continue reading →

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Utopia or Dystopia?

Posted on December 4, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Eve of Destruction or Dawn of a New Age? It all depends on your perspective, doesn’t it? The thinking on climate change is that we’re running out of time before we destroy this Earth and everything on it. And if … Continue reading →

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Is This a Turning Point?

Posted on November 26, 2018 by cdsmiller17

  Sundown for Sedans? Today, GM announced the ‘unallocation’ of four automotive plants in the US and one in Canada. Our in-house reaction was “Why do they always announce these things just before Christmas?” A CBS newscast tonight pointed out … Continue reading →

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Carlos Castaneda Quotes 4

Posted on November 25, 2018 by cdsmiller17

On Parenting This is proving to be a bit of a stretch, trying to locate the quote about how a hole in our luminosity occurs when we become parents. It haunts me, because I know when I read it, it … Continue reading →

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ω: Double Ur Fun

Posted on November 24, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Wrigley’s Doublemint Gum We probably all remember the words to this advertisment: Double your pleasure / Double your fun / with Doublemint, Doublemint, Doublemint gum. Well, it’s being recited here because I want to discuss the letter W. Double U … Continue reading →

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Scandal at St. Mike’s

Posted on November 17, 2018 by cdsmiller17

St. Michael’s (Catholic) College, Toronto In some ways, it was a story waiting to happen: media outlets inform the police that an indecent video is being shared on the internet. The incident happened at a Catholic boy’s private high school. … Continue reading →

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Memory: Interrupted/Erased

Posted on November 16, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Girl, Interrupted/Boy Erased No, I’m not going to write about these two films. They are here to reference the title of today’s post. In fact, I have not seen either of them. This post is about memory and how it … Continue reading →

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Last Night’s Dream: Bank Security

Posted on November 14, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Safe Two weeks ago, I had a similar dream for two nights in a row. The clock read 6:50 pm and I was concerned that we had gone into overtime. My initial thought was that it presaged returning to Standard … Continue reading →

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