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Posted: 2022 Oct 02
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Load More..."The anti-appropriationists of today sound much like the anti-miscegenationists of the past, taking for granted that racial groups have clear borders & ought not be seen in public to combine. The pro-human approach is to allow such combos...at the personal or cultural level.
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"'Cultural appropriation' is hard to define, in my view, because it isn't real. A given culture joins the people who engage seriously in that culture."
- Franklin Einspruch
https://fairforall.substack.com/p/cultural-appropriation-isnt-real"Imagine if we stuck to “arbitrary deadlines” on military procurement, for example. We might buy ships from countries that actually know how to build them; we might choose fighter jets and helicopters for reasons other than political spite."
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/chris-selley-the-simplicity-of-liberals-cash-for-cavities-scheme-is-a-feature-not-a-bugTo honour Women's History Month, we remember the sacrifice of Capt Nichola Goddard.
Capt Goddard, a forward observer with 1 RCHA, lost her life in Kandahar on May 17, 2006.
She is the first Canadian female soldier to be killed in combat.Woot! Congrats to @MacHughesGolf for doubling his #wins on the #PGA tour! The winningest male #Canuck golfer since @mweirsy.
Tag Archives: Word Play
Not One Thing
It’s not just attitude advice. Continue reading
The Cover of Trees Seek Not, My Precious
CBC, the Government of Canada, Desiderata, Gollum, and Yoda. Continue reading
I Sink, Therefore I Am
More fun with idioms. And physics. (Your results may vary.) Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Flora
Tagged Flowers, Water, Word Play
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Hold My Beer and Farewell Best Beloved
History in the making. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, Through History, Through the Calendar
Tagged History, Word Play
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Foot / Shape
Today the foot. Tomorrow the world. Continue reading
The Answer
Audrey Hepburn and Bruce Lee. Continue reading
Posted in Day-to-Day Encounters, Laughing Frequently, New Perspectives
Tagged Community, Word Play
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Long, Longer, Longest
Another way to look at place names. Continue reading
What’s in a Place Name?
Genesis 2:20 – “The man gave names to all the livestock, and to the birds of the sky, and to every animal of the field….” I think we’ve exceeded the initial scope of work. Continue reading
Look Again
Three bridges and a snowy egret along a body of water. And a fine point of grammar, specified if not clarified. Continue reading
Posted in Language and Communication, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Flora, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Birds, Bridges, Science, Water, Word Play
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