Musings
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Speaking of the Dead
It’s always strange to read about someone who is dead, especially if their death was recent. I read a lot of history and international news, in which death is so common that it starts to lose meaning. It’s kind of unreal, as if we’re just reading a fictional story and they’re just numbers or names… Continue reading
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Regret
Regret is a silly waste of time, and that’s coming from someone who does it often. It’s very easy to dwell on our past mistakes and wish that we could have done things differently. But those are errors of the past, which we’re only able to regret with the benefit of hindsight. At that time and place,… Continue reading
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A Cruel World
A car crash in Cape Cod this holiday weekend claimed the life of Marina Keegan, a 22-year-old woman from Wayland, Mass. who graduated from Yale University last week, with plans to pursue a writing career, the New York Daily News reports. Keegan was killed around 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon in a single-vehicle rollover that occurred when… Continue reading
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My Reflections on Another Senseless Massacre
A shooting spree just occurred in Seattle, Washington, claiming the lives of five people, plus the perpetrator. As to be expected, the details are horrifying: the man walked into a café like any other client, then began opening fire at everyone inside. As he fled the scene, he shot and killed a woman at a nearby parking… Continue reading
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What Makes a Human
A human is made of the following: Oxygen (65%) Carbon (18%) Hydrogen (10%) Nitrogen (3%) Calcium (1.5%) Phosphorus (1.0%) Potassium (0.35%) Sulfur (0.25%) Sodium (0.15%) Iron (0.70%) Magnesium (0.05%) And trace amounts of Copper, Zinc, Selenium, Molybdenum, Fluorine, Chlorine, Iodine, Manganese, Cobalt, Lithium, Strontium, Aluminum, Silicon, Lead, Vanadium, Arsenic, Bromine. It’s hard to realize that… Continue reading
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Reflections of My Ancestors
I saw a mummy exhibit when I visited a museum yesterday, and it was one of the most impactful experiences I’ve had in some time. After a while, I grasped the amazing fact that I wasn’t looking at a mere archeological finding, but a human being just like me. This was someone who had emotions, thoughts, fears, and joys… Continue reading
About Me
Humanist | Bibliophile | Writer | Wiki Editor | World Citizen | Esquire (J.D. / LL.M.)