Tag Archives: Carolyn Hax

* Firing-range instructor hands 9-year-old an Uzi. Now he’s dead.

Bookmarks:
9-year-old kills gun instructor • Russian aggression in Ukraine • Third world elections: the loser cries foul • A bullied child hails his rescuer • Iraq War Vet Was Warned Waffle House Wasn’t ‘Safe For Whites,’ Gets Beaten, Needs Brain Surgery
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* Donald Sterling sex tape

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Donald Sterling sex tape • Police chokehold death • Child border crisis follow-up • Facebook is cracking down on click-bait • Chronic lateness

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* In playground murder, 12-year-old boy charged as an adult

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In playground murder, 12-year-old boy charged as an adult • Homeless woman beaten by cop speaks out • Russian “aid” convoy in Ukraine • First steps in dealing with a problem drinker

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* Attack of the needy people

This is an unscheduled post.

The letter copied below from Carolyn Hax’s column for today just blew me away, as pertinent to current posts on the topic of presence.  A lifestyle of presence is very much out of synch with contemporary American culture, and is seen by those who don’t understand it as selfish and irresponsible.  The letter I’m quoting here epitomizes what’s likely to happen when you “keep the focus on you” and “mind your own business” — and deal with others who have no intention of doing either one.
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