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Full Circle
Back in the day, you went into the hardware store and told them what you wanted at the counter, paid, and they carried the items to your...
Lawrence Stanley
May 9, 20231 min read
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Holy Relics - Fact or Fiction
In the book The Quest for Adam's Knife I explore the human tendency to trust in the supernatural power of holy relics, right from the...
Lawrence Stanley
May 4, 20232 min read
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Elon Musk and God
I watched Tucker interview Elon Musk last night and he pointed out the most interesting thing. He said twice as many people are dying in...
Lawrence Stanley
Apr 19, 20231 min read
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Death and Taxes—a curse over the centuries
It is tax time, my least favorite time of year, but a time that cannot be avoided. The Federal tax code is over 5 million words and it...
Lawrence Stanley
Apr 16, 20232 min read
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Sailing Tampa Bay
We enjoyed the Easter weekend sailing Tampa bay. It is surprisingly large, over 400 square miles and is rich with marine life—we...
Lawrence Stanley
Apr 12, 20232 min read
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Black Reparations - AI says it is not appropriate.
I saw this in the paper this week. SAN FRANCISCO » It could cost California more than $800 billion to compensate Black residents for...
Lawrence Stanley
Apr 1, 20232 min read
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Only Humans think about Birth Control
Mammals, like most living organisms, overproduce offspring to opportunistically fill gaps in the environment caused by natural disasters...
Lawrence Stanley
Mar 29, 20232 min read
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Modesty across Culture Throughout History
The idea of modesty as an inherent human trait is a topic of ongoing debate among researchers, and there is no consensus on the matter....
Lawrence Stanley
Mar 26, 20233 min read
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Another View of Black History
I listened to a Devo this morning by Pastor Hurmon Hamilton. He earned his B.A. in Philosophy and History from Grambling State University...
Lawrence Stanley
Feb 27, 20231 min read
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The First Day
Last night, I ordered 120 posts and two miles of 14 gauge wire. It should arrive today, and I will begin the process of planting a...
Lawrence Stanley
Feb 18, 20232 min read
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Why We Hate
Economists and therapists both seem to love to talk about how things and people should work, but rarely do I see real life bearing much...
Lawrence Stanley
Feb 17, 20232 min read
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FEMA Incompetence or Politics?
I saw a news report last night describing the scope of the chemical disaster that resulted from the train derailment in New Palestine,...
Lawrence Stanley
Feb 16, 20232 min read
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The Unworking Class
Historian Yuval Noah Harari is one of my favorite authors. I do not always agree with his conclusions, but I respect his logic. He has...
Lawrence Stanley
Feb 15, 20232 min read
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Living in Concrete Boxes
Watching the news all week about the horrible effects of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria got me thinking. I have witnessed plenty of...
Lawrence Stanley
Feb 11, 20231 min read
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