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The Ultimate Punctuation Mark

Posted on September 27, 2022 by johnrachel

Yes, I’ve come up with a new punctuation mark! And without intending to blow my horn, bring undeserved attention to my genius, or capitalize on your gullibility as a reader of my articles, I’d like to say unequivocally that this innovative punctuation mark completely and thoroughly sums up the current mood of a huge segment of the people living on the planet. Continue reading →

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Just a little . . .

Posted on June 21, 2016 by johnrachel

It’s easy to confuse the little questions with the big questions. Language itself is often imprecise and misleading. Yet at other times it offers the appearance of an exactitude which is unwarranted, or at least inapplicable. Can we see the difference when we need to? Have we become so smart that we are outsmarting ourselves? Have we become victims of a conflation of logic and hubris? Continue reading →

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