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Opinions are not the same thing as facts… (or); Some things are true, and some things aren’t… a guide to some common misconceptions… part 4…

Posted on April 5, 2021 by pouringmyartout

Guns don’t kill people. People kill people. I will be honest enough to admit that this peculiar belief, while obviously an opinion and not a fact, does fall somewhere in the murky middle ground. But it is not a fact. … Continue reading →

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Opinions are not the same thing as facts… (or); Some things are true, and some things aren’t… a guide to some common misconceptions… part 1…

Posted on March 27, 2021 by pouringmyartout

Hey, this is America. You are absolutely free to believe whatever you want to believe. That being said, an opinion is not the same thing as a fact. You can have an opinion and it can be wrong, no matter … Continue reading →

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Why do so many people worship causes that killed millions, fought for horrible reasons, and then lost???

Posted on March 21, 2021 by pouringmyartout

The Confederacy, fighting for slavery, ripping the country apart, and then losing. Nazis, fighting for slavery and mass murder, ripping the world apart, and then losing. Donald tRump, standing for all kinds of horrible things, ripping the country apart, causing … Continue reading →

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70’s hard rock band Doghat…

Posted on March 10, 2021 by pouringmyartout
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Why saying “all lives matter” in response to “Black Lives Matter” is just the wrong thing to say…

Posted on March 9, 2021 by pouringmyartout

I want to think that most white people are just generally confused about this issue, and they don’t mean to be saying that all lives matter in a way that is as bad as it really is. Oh, sure, there … Continue reading →

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Saving democracy… part 1…

Posted on January 20, 2021 by pouringmyartout

My 97-year-old mother, with Joe Biden. Because we had a late Christmas, we decided we should have a late New Years also. It was all planned by my older daughter Jessica. We did it during the inauguration. It was more … Continue reading →

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Why the confederate flag is the perfect symbol for hardcore tRump supporters…

Posted on January 7, 2021 by pouringmyartout

It represents an old, outmoded way of thinking that most Americans, and indeed, most of the world, consider to be deplorable. It represents a system that tried to destroy America, but was defeated, even though some people refuse to believe … Continue reading →

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Ramblings on modern life, accompanied by photos I took of the San Francisco bay, while petting lots of dogs at the dog park because I miss my dogs when I come to the Bay Area to visit my mom…

Posted on October 22, 2020 by pouringmyartout

A city wreathed in mist, or maybe the smoke from the many fires burning through the west. Beautiful and yet hard to see, so close and so far at the same time, like sanity and normalcy these days. Will the … Continue reading →

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Listening to a Roman history podcast at work, and the Caligula part made me feel a little better about tRump… maybe…

Posted on October 11, 2020 by pouringmyartout
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How to tell if you are on the wrong side of history; a simple visual test… the final chapter…

Posted on July 28, 2020 by pouringmyartout

If you look at this man, and see a very stable genius who is honestly trying to do the best for the country and as many people in it as he can, with no thought to enriching himself and his … Continue reading →

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