Monthly Archives: October 2014

Looking for a Balance of Trade

Among this week’s chronicles revealing that the proliferation of violence in our world has certainly not abated, there was the disturbing report of a terrorist attack in Canada’s parliament. Many of us were shocked—though more an obligatory response to a … Continue reading

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All the Threats Aren’t Microscopic

A young nurse named Nina Pham is now famous, but not in any of the ways she might have preferred to be. As most of us know, she contracted the Ebola virus in the course of her work in treating … Continue reading

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The Disturbing Allure of Rabbit Holes

As Lewis Carroll begins his famous ‘Alice in Wonderland’ story, Alice is depicted as having spotted a large white rabbit looking at his pocket watch, obviously distraught about the time, and complaining out loud about being late. As he runs … Continue reading

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Laundry Lessons

Few things make a guy happier (with the obvious exception of things like winning at almost anything, obtaining a new tool or gadget, finding unexpected free snacks, and sex) than when his morning routine is going along with the smooth … Continue reading

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