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COLUMBUS DAY: a confusing holiday

October 10, 2011

The other day I was in Newport and spotted a statue in a little park downtown.*  I had never seen it before, so I walked up closer, only to discover that it was a statue of Christopher Columbus.  Beneath the bronze statue was a plaque which identified Columbus as “The Founder of America.”     Hmmm. [...]

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OLD SPICE: who would have guessed?

July 21, 2010

For several years I have been using men’s grooming items from an upscale company.  They were costly, but I really enjoyed the scent, and I received comments frequently about it.  I watched the prices go up, the products change, the packaging change, and the prices go up again. One day I was shopping in the [...]

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PLAIGIARISM: using someone else’s material without their permission

July 19, 2010

This week I am participating in the open-to-the-public portions of a Writer’s Workshop being held at Brown University.   The theme is Writing Creative Non-Fiction.  That may seem like an oxymoron, if you understand that non-fiction is factual reporting.  Being creative might seem like a departure from the facts. However, in last night’s panel the writers [...]

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