Monthly Archives: May 2025

Reflections on National Search and Rescue Week

In 2010, the U.S. Senate designated the week leading up to Memorial Day weekend as National Search and Rescue Week. It’s a time meant to honor and recognize the tireless, often invisible work of search and rescue professionals and volunteers … Continue reading

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The Sin of Mixed Roots: When Latin and Greek Walk into a Word

Let me start by saying I don’t judge people for the choices they make in life.  Love who you want, as long as everyone’s consenting and no one’s getting hurt, but if you’re going to go all-in on a lifestyle, … Continue reading

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Mom: The Friend You Never Knew You Needed (Until You Grew Up)

There’s something almost magical about reaching a point in life where you can sit across from your mom, coffee in hand, and just talk. Not about chores or curfews or why your laundry always smells like gym socks, but about … Continue reading

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The Annual Mother’s Day Panic: A Survival Guide (with a Hint of Sanity)

Mother’s Day. That glorious Sunday where we collectively try to repay a lifetime of scraped knees, questionable fashion advice (remember those neon windbreakers?) and the unwavering belief that we are, in fact, capable of emptying the dishwasher correctly. The pressure … Continue reading

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May the Culture be With You: The Cultural Significance of Star Wars

For those blissfully unaware, May the Fourth is upon us. It’s the one day a year where we collectively agree to pepper our conversations with terrible puns and rewatch a saga that, let’s be honest, has more plot holes than … Continue reading

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A Scene at the Intersection: Thoughts on Free Speech in America

These days, saying anything remotely political feels like tiptoeing through a minefield while wearing clown shoes. The act of simply acknowledging a political event — any political event — seems enough to draw cheers from one side and pitchforks from … Continue reading

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May Day: An American Original and the Spirit of the Working Class

When most people hear the words “May Day”, they might picture red flags, clenched fists and parades marching through Red Square in Moscow. It’s often painted in broad strokes as a Communist holiday — an international celebration of socialism and … Continue reading

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