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Cougar myths … debunked!

This column appeared in print in Creative Loafing newspaper 10/7/09. The topic of cougarsome cuties chasing cuddly cradle-dwellers is about as tasty an intellectual morsel

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Cogito ergo sum?

For most of my life, I’ve agreed with Descartes — I think, therefore I am. But what about Emerson and his theory about what constitutes

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Autumn sunset chez MC

Tonight, I took a break from a massive website project I’m working on and walked Boomerang. I was barely out the door, when I had

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September segue

All those years of living in New England have fixed my internal calendar to interpret September in only one way: the romance of fall. I

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The dogma of dogs

I have a love/hate relationship with seeing a car go by with a dog poking its head or sometimes its whole upper body out of

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Civilities

I dance around you like a firefly — caught in the hand of June; made wary by a past that haunts the present, and fuels

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Blood-letting

Her hand, a small one according to standards she’s never been able to meet Says, “Look — she is here; let the inquisition begin.” (If

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Bravo, Obama!

Jiminy Cricket. I was moved to tears by Obama’s speech. He nailed it. I’m proud to call him my president. I believe in health care

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Writing my religion

I write frequently about truth and lies in this column. I guess it’s because I believe, bottom line, that truth, lies, and the intentions behind

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WSLR Celebrates Fourth Year!

Saturday, September 5, WSLR 96.5 LPFM radio programmers, volunteers, and listeners hosted “Dining On Air” fundraising dinner gatherings – some held in private homes, some

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