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Indecent Exposure

If there’s one thing I don’t understand, it’s nipples.  Oh, I know what they are, and I know what they’re for.  But what I don’t understand are the rules that pertain to whether or not women can display them in public. There was a post that was recirculated a week

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500

It occurred to me last week that this week would be my 500th article.  Then it occurred to me that I ought to do something special in honor of it. I don’t know if anyone is going to consider this to be “special”, but this is what I decided to

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Reasonable Doubt

I friend of mine once told me he believes that out of everyone he knows, I’m the person most likely to get away with murder. Hmm.  You should know by now that I like to think about things like that.  So, I did.  Before I get started, I want to

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A Friend of Roy

Two and a half years ago, I coined the term “glibtaq” (pronounced glib-tack).  Glibtaq is simply an anagram of the term LGBTQIA.  My reasoning for needing a new term was that they kept adding letters, seemingly at random, and expecting everyone to play along.  And that’s just not a sustainable

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My Own Worst Enemy

I realized the other day that I’m my own worst enemy.  I’m not alone.  You’re probably your own worst enemy too. The reason is that our political system has no real process for airing grievances.  Well.  OK.  We can air grievances, but there’s no simple process for undoing something stupid

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At Least One

How many women have to die before men are banned from competing against them in sports?  I’m serious.  How many women must die before this radical desire for inclusivity ends? Let’s see if we can figure out what that number is. Without a doubt, a woman is going to die

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A Word of Advice

I’m sure most of you already know not to believe pretty much anything you see online.  But, even the wariest of us can still occasionally trip up and, every once in a while, take something on faith.  Today, I present three examples of why you should stop doing that. Here’s

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