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Category Archives: Personal reflections
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
Posted in Personal reflections, Politics and Economics
Tagged 2008, Doug Henwood, economics, finance, Nathan Lewis, politics
22 Comments
The Question Lady
The Question Lady writes: How do you deal with strangers who overhear the conversation you’re having and comment on it?
Posted in Personal reflections
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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.)
Posted in Personal reflections
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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
Posted in Personal reflections
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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
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
Posted in Personal reflections, Photography
Tagged Fashion, The Manolo, Wellington boots
15 Comments
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
Posted in Personal reflections, Sex
Tagged 1970s, body hair, bushes, Photoshop, youth today
7 Comments
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
Posted in Computers, Education, Humor, Personal reflections, Television
Tagged Advertising, Brazzers, college, Google Chrome, I Am Charlotte Simmons, Jess Time, Liam Neeson, Parenting, Taken, Tom Wolfe
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Question Lady Question
The Question Lady writes: Do you think that watching the news makes people more — or less — empathetic about disasters?
Posted in Personal reflections
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Butt World
Paleo Retiree writes: Butts are a big, big part of contempo popular culture. How, why and when did that happen?
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