Steveawiggins

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• Time To Think

  

  Although I’m not Roman Catholic, I often thought about joining a monastery as a teen and twenty-something.  The idea of spending all my time devoted to... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• You Are Data

  

  The dark web.  The very idea conjures up images of extremely seedy technophiles with ambitions that run from illegal to just plain inhumane.  It’s a place I... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Lessons from Mars

  

  It’s a parable.  This week, on a planet weeks away, earthlings achieved heavier than air flight.  Considering that we flew for the first time on our own planet... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Creepy Houses

  

  Definitions, I’m learning, are often a matter of one’s experience and taste. I’ve read a lot of gothic novels and have tried to pinpoint what it is that... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Well Grounded

  

  Earth Day feels like it’s actually Earth Day for the first time in four years.  Many of those with more common sense than gullibility know that we have only... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• He’s Dead, Jim

  

  So there’s this thing called Spotify.  Like most modern contraptions, I approach it warily.  I’m not sure how it works.  Do the artists get paid?  What’s the... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Leap Night

  

  I was quite young when I saw Night of the Lepus for the first time. Well, I had to have been at least ten, but when I recently sat down to watch it only one or... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Scary Thoughts

  

  The kinds of places I hang out, online, dictate my reading. It’s not that I like to be scared, it’s just that I’m honest. Besides, even when hanging out in... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Herd Not Heard

  

  When mass shootings become commonplace, you might think bipartisan efforts would be made to stem the violence.  If so, you misunderstand how little the... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Learned Ghosts

  

  For one memorable year of what I call a career, I taught at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.  One in a series of near misses, this came close to becoming a... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• One, Two, Three

  

  The danger of statistics is that they turn an individual into a number.  A few days ago an article in the New York Times addressed the rare blood clots that som... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Who’s Upstairs?

  

  The other day the New York Times ran yet another article on UFOs. This topic, which has been maligned since the 1940s, is now being discussed without mockery... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Clippings

  

  Weren’t newspaper clippings more fun than bookmarks?  For one thing, bookmarks are hidden away in your browser where they proliferate like bunnies in April. Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Street Teaching

  

  When I’m out on the street—not so often these days—I’m sometimes accosted with strange questions.  This has happened to me quite a few times over the years. Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Helpful Horror

  

  It’s pretty obvious when you meet one. A horror fan, that is. For one thing, they’re mostly decent people who often feel like outcasts for their tastes. They... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Lines and Silver

  

  If you’re thinking about silver linings, here’s one to ponder: waiting in lines has, with certain exceptions, disappeared during the pandemic.  Yes, some... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Not Out Loud

  

  I’ve been thinking of funny things lately.  Literally.  You see, while many of us are waiting for vaccines or any sign of hope, it’s natural to try to cheer... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Rabbit Years

  

  A childhood horror movie that I only recall in the most wispy of fringe memories is Night of the Lepus. It’s one of those monster movies that involves mutated... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Around the Bible

  

  Perhaps it’s happened to you.  You grow curious about something adjacent to the action in the Bible and you go online to find information.  Instead you... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Whale Tales

  

  Photo by Richard Sagredo on UnsplashAlways I’m surprised when other people seem surprised, specifically about animal intelligence. Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY