Category Archives: Faith, Family, and Culture

Another Name for that Day after “Black Friday”

Posted on November 26, 2022 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

Given our proclivity for applying names to certain otherwise ordinary days, I’m not surprised that someone decided to designate the day after Black Friday as “Small Business Saturday.” But I think we need a lull between the marketing mayhem of … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving ~ A Supernaturally Unnatural Approach

Posted on November 19, 2022 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

Suppose the fourth Thursday in November wasn’t a national holiday and nobody got a day off with pay. What if the following Friday didn’t have a catchy name and didn’t unleash a retail marketing frenzy? Would it really seem 

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No “Safe Zone” This Time

Posted on November 5, 2022 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

I had thought about beginning this post with an apology for being so political, but the issues at stake in the upcoming election are not just political. They’re 

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No Magic “8-Ball” Needed

Posted on October 29, 2022 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

You’ll never guess what I saw on TV earlier this week. I turned on the news, a courageous thing to do, if I do say so myself,  and I was confronted with a veritable parade of 

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So ~Your Problem Is … ??

Posted on October 22, 2022 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

Being an older guy, I’ve seen a few linguistic peculiarities come and go. Some of them sort of made sense, but others make me wonder. Conversational peculiarities come and go, but there’s one in particular that intrigues me because it 

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Laborers Needed ~ Not More Philosophers, Critics, and Entertainers

Posted on October 15, 2022 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

In a hyper-politicized atmosphere like the one surrounding us now, every problem seems to be cloaked in some aspect of party politics. Thus, envisioned solutions are dependent on 

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