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The rise of intolerance and the value of dialogue

May 7, 2020February 18, 2016 by Shay

Intolerance is the new black and, frankly, we should all be scared regardless of who we are. Living in Maine, many of us have become almost immune to the bombastic rantings of our governor, but the truth is that Paul LePage is a microcosm of something much larger than an intolerant bigot in a predominantly …

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Categories Racial and Cultural, Random babble 2 Comments

Rainy day musings on marriage, the Ashley Madison hack and judgment

May 23, 2017August 23, 2015 by Shay

I find myself sitting here on a cool and rainy day with the weight of the world straining my shoulders, pondering my life and my future as I stand at the crossroads of upheaval and change…yet I find myself absolutely engrossed in the story of the Ashley Madison hack and the almost unanimous judgment. In …

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Categories Current Events, Random babble, Relationships 12 Comments

My raw humanity as you wish or the aftermath of going viral

May 7, 2020April 8, 2015 by Shay

“Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.”- John Lennon Last Friday, I woke up with one goal: To have the best day possible, because by the end of the day, our lives would be forever changed. There would be no going back to the people we once were. But before we …

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Categories Midlife Changes, Racial and Cultural, Random babble 22 Comments
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