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We’re Gonna Smoke ‘em Out!

Last night I felt the tickle of a cold in the back of my throat. A slight soreness crept upon me at bedtime and I told The Man o’ the House, ā€œI’m catching a cold.ā€ By this morning, I was in full prodromal immune response complete with sniffles, a bit of congestion, [...]
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The Gates of Heaven Lie Beneath their Mother’s DEAD Feet

There is a popular ideology in Islam borne of a phrase attributed to Muhammad (whose second wife was named A’isha): The gates of heaven lie beneath the mother’s feet. Such a conflict in practice, though, being a female and a Mother in a Muslim country… scorned chattel on one hand, venerated on the other. If you’d like [...]
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George Carlin Mourned As A Counterculture Hero

He may be gone but his humour lives on. George Carlin died Sunday evening in California, after arriving at a hospital with chest pain. George Carlin was, for me, the shock jock of comedy. But to leave it at “shock jock” doesn’t do justice to the intelligent and perceptive man he was. Only [...]
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