Wordsmith: Writer, editor now writing for my own pleasure after 25 years in newspapers, including 18 at The Denver Post.
Albuquerque, N.M.
Joined May 2011
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Trump's lawyer is giving the speech you give when you have to stall because the actual lawyer is stuck in traffic
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Audio: Trump berates Ga. secretary of state, urges him to "find" votes wapo.st/3ocjOjx
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Exclusive | "I just want to find 11,780 votes": In extraordinary hour-long call, Trump pressures Georgia secretary of state to recalculate the vote in his favor wapo.st/387hYLo
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ON ONE HAND IF A NEW NOTEBOOK WAS GOING TO FIX ME I WOULD KNOW BY NOW BUT ON THE OTHER HAND I HAVE NOT TRIED SPECIFICALLY THIS NOTEBOOK YET
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CAN I AT LEAST PUT “PAYS MORE TAXES THAN EVERY RICH PERSON” ON MY RESUME OR WHAT
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OKAY BUT GIVEN OUR CURRENT SITUATION I DO NOT THINK WE ARE REALLY IN A POSITION TO CALL ANYONE ELSE 'INHOSPITABLE' OR 'TOXIC' reuters.com/article/idUSKBN2…
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Encouraging Report Finds Polar Bears Evolving Aerospace Engineering Skills Necessary To Escape Overheating Planet topical.lnk.to/Ep124
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John spent his entire life fighting for justice and equality––and now he has left behind his marching orders for all of us.
nytimes.com/2020/07/30/opini…
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Trump says he might not accept the 2020 election results. If he needs a recommendation, I have a great therapist who helped me accept the results of the 2016 election.
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Ten years ago, I signed Wall Street reform into law. It was the most sweeping set of financial regulations since the Great Depression—and it’s still working today to prevent another one. Now, it’s up to us to protect it and keep fighting for an economy that works for everybody.
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IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT, IF WE WORK TOGETHER, A BETTER WORLD IS POSSIBLE
UNLESS IT WILL COST RICH PEOPLE LITERALLY ANYTHING
IN WHICH CASE YOU ARE ACTUALLY A PIECE OF SHIT FOR WANTING THAT
AND ALSO A RUSSIAN SPY SOMEHOW
BUT STILL SOMEHOW AN UNGRATEFUL MILLENNIAL
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Bill Gates says we can’t restart the economy soon and simply “ignore that pile of bodies over in the corner” vox.com/recode/2020/3/24/211…
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Somehow I doubt Donald Trump will be attending a packed church on Easter Sunday.
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Business owners, pastors and others are voluntarily closing amid the coronavirus pandemic, becoming decision makers when clarity from political leaders is lacking. “If I’m uncomfortable in my own spaces, how can I ask my employees to come in here, too?” nyti.ms/2WKwraK
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"The Lyin', the Witchhunt, and the Wardrobe"
Now on assail from author CS Lewis who's done an amazing job and is getting recognized more and more.
Forward by Ayatollah Khomeini. So important.
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Before the Internet, people would just sit in an armchair with a book open, staring into space or staring at a decorative broom on the wall—kind of shifting back and forth between those two modes of being. nyer.cm/7Ka3oug
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Anthony Bourdain, who died one year ago today, began his writing career in our pages, describing life as a chef: “In America, the professional kitchen is the last refuge of the misfit.” nyer.cm/WPqjHQL
