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The Definition of Reverse Racism

By David W. Boles on November 23, 2009 10:31 AM | 7 Comments

We all know, and can generally identify, what "Racism" is and what it means and how it hurts all of us -- but what is that thing some people call "Reverse Racism?"

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Not Going with the Flow

By David W. Boles on October 26, 2009 8:01 AM | 8 Comments

I am one of those who refuse to "go with the flow" because -- I have discovered over the arc of a long life -- that "going with the flow" is actually a code phrase for having no schedule, and a cudgel of indecision against ambition, and a smothering blanket of malaise that excuses anyone "in the flow" from having any responsibility for getting anything done at all.

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PATH Behavior Semiotics

By David W. Boles on October 7, 2009 10:01 AM | 2 Comments

When the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey -- PATH -- are forced to create cartoon posters inside their trains to train riders how to behave in public, we begin to wonder how and why we became such a debased society in need of such basic correction.

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Curse of the Beautiful People

By David W. Boles on September 1, 2009 8:55 AM | 6 Comments

Have you noticed how people born beautiful are actually cursed throughout their lifetimes -- even though they may not know it? There is a viciousness about The Beautiful that seeps from the inside out and changes their natural shine into an ethereal ugliness.

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Race Baiting the Microsoft Way

By David W. Boles on August 27, 2009 12:51 PM | 4 Comments

See the Black Man in the top image? Ooops! Now you don't see him in the same image below. Both images are Microsoft advertising. The grinning "Black Man" is for the American market, while the goofy "White Faced Dude with the Black Hand" is for advertising market in Poland.

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Pet Airways Takes Flight

By David W. Boles on June 26, 2009 9:09 AM | 3 Comments

We love animals but we have always been frustrated for an easy way to transport them long distances. With Pet Airways taking flight in the marketplace, we finally have a safe and effective way to fly our pets from endpoint to endpoint.

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Does Fair Mean Unhappy?

By David W. Boles on June 4, 2009 9:38 AM | 6 Comments

Yesterday, during an intensive discussion of murdered doctor George Tiller, I made this comment concerning the Hegelian idea of tragedy:

As my first attorney told me: "If no one on either side is happy after I write up a contract, then I know I've done my job."

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