Category Archives: Personal reflections

The Collapse, Part Three

Paleo Retiree writes: This is Part Three of a three-part series. Part One of this series is here. Part Two is here. As helpful as those resources are, though, I confess that temperamentally I’m not of the “We can make … Continue reading

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The Collapse, Part Two

Paleo Retiree writes: This is Part Two of a three-part series. Part One is here. Another distinction that I’ve found useful is between people who think the current system can be responsibly and successfully managed and people who think that our … Continue reading

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The Collapse, Part One

Paleo Retiree writes: This is Part One of a three-part series. Since my recent retirement, the main way I’ve been busying myself intellectually has been in trying to make sense of the financial collapse of 2008. “What on earth just … Continue reading

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The Question Lady

The Question Lady writes: How do you deal with strangers who overhear the conversation you’re having and comment on it?

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Question Lady Question

The Question Lady writes: Do you ever think of yourself in the 3rd person? When and how? (Example: “That’s not the kind of thing Wayne Gretzky would do,” which you would say if you were Wayne Gretzky.)

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Question Lady Question

The Question Lady writes: How would you describe your memory? Mine is so arbitrary: I can memorize 10,000 words, but can’t remember whether or not I turned off the stove after I leave the house. I have a horrible time … Continue reading

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Narrative Shmarrative

Fenster writes: The ever-mysterious Question Lady asks how you handle people who disagree with you politically.  Fenster wrote in response: I used to engage, and even argue, more than I do now. That is for two reasons. First, I found … Continue reading

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Hurricane Wellies

Paleo Retiree writes: After a week of Hurricane Sandy-caused inconvenience, the Question Lady and I are enjoying a return to normal life. Seldom have dependable electricity and running water (let alone wi-fi) struck us as so wonderful. During the adventure, … Continue reading

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Body Hair, Photoshop, These Kids These Days …

Paleo Retiree writes: Young people today seem entirely grossed-out by body hair. My old-codger mind makes sense of the phenomenon this way: Either (for whatever reasons) today’s young adults have remained developmentally at the level of 12 year olds; or … Continue reading

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Helicoptering

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: You hear a lot about helicopter parenting these days. The term refers to the tendency of contemporary parents to monitor and assist their adorable little meat spores at every micro-stage of their development — to cajole … Continue reading

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