To “promote and defend our shared family and social values”
Thank goodness, our shared values are served. An article from the Raleigh News Observer tells of a group of concerned parents who are standing up for values. Theirs. Yours. And Mine, apparently. Says the N.O.: “A local Christian activist group and several parents urged Wake County school leaders today to stop requiring students to read four books that they say have vulgar and sexually...
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You know about Occam’s Razor, right? The law that posits that the simplest solution to a problem is usually the right one? Like when your TV doesn’t work, the first thing you check is that the plug is actually in a socket. Well, in my house we have something called Bill’s Hammer, which posits that the first step in fixing anything is to give it a good whack. Me and my sister learned...
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Earlier in the week, dared me to start a novel the next day. To prove I’m above such obvious attempts at manipulation, I waited two days to start. So there. Here’s the opening of the first chapter. You know about Occam’s Razor, right? The law that posits that the simplest solution to a problem is usually the right one? Like when your TV doesn’t work, the first thing you...
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Check my writers group? No news. Check my email? No news. Check my friends’ blogs? No news. Check the Blue Board? No news that I haven’t read. Check Firebranders? No news. Arrrgh! If something doesn’t happen soon, I’m going to do something drastic–like start a new novel. Share
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