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All of Literature is a Footnote to ArgusYour literacy is useless if you neglect your dog.Nov 14, 2021Nov 14, 2021
A Veterans Day ResolutionI’ll tell you why I don’t thank veterans for their service on Veterans Day or any other day. Then, I’ll tell you why I hope to thank them…Nov 11, 2021Nov 11, 2021
Ernest Hemingway: A Farewell to Cancel CultureIf you can’t tolerate Hemingway, then Hemingway was more tolerant than you.Mar 1, 2021Mar 1, 2021
Published inThoughts And IdeasTally-ho! A Clear, Crazy Winner Emerges in the 2020 ElectionDogmas have babbled and the high-horse hunters have canvassed the countryside, but their prey has eluded them. They may have given chase…Nov 8, 2020Nov 8, 2020