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October 2018

All posts published in October 2018

9 posts

Politically Forgivable Lies

Published 6y ago -

Of course, anyone can follow the excellent examples available from government officials, but individual circumstances need original falsehoods. The first step is to list all the potentially illegal or accidental situations for which a plausible lie might be us... More »

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Queen Jules and Me

Published 6y ago -

I have no doubt whatsoever that Julia Louis-Dreyfus and I are going to be very happy together. But—please!—don’t spoil the surprise if you see her before I do. The restraining order is slowing things down just a little; I’ll admit that. And it might ha... More »

Retirement Ideas for the Younger Generation

Published 6y ago -

With company pensions going the way of the dinosaur and Social Security on the skids, young people should be thinking about how to provide for themselves in their old age. But most kids are too busy paying off student loans and trying to get jobs to think abou... More »

Kavanaugh Cries in His Beer

Published 6y ago -

Two things struck many viewers about Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s testimony in the Senate hearings last week: his frequent references to beer and his intermittent tears, sometimes overlapping in the same moments.  His performance exemplified the colloquial Ameri... More »

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