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What I hope and pray for in our new Pope

What do you hope he will change in the Church?

Apr 23

What I hope and pray for in our new Pope

Apr 23

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Shifting Gears From Stalled to Drive

The conviction that it was compulsory to place an image below the title in every story/article clogged my writing engine.

3d ago

A side view of a red sports car in a vehicle junkyard with the driver’s door half open. The car shows extensive damage, including a crushed side, shattered windows, and significant rust.

3d ago

Response to The Shortform on Medium As the New X

By Jay M E

Nov 8

Why not use Medium and the Shortform for daily contributions to a wider national conversation? It may be the perfect place for a social media surge.

Nov 8

Response to The 1-hour Friday Habit That Cleared My Mind

By Robin Sanah Kai

Nov 1

Response to The 1-hour Friday Habit That Cleared My Mind

Nov 1

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I was utterly shocked and deeply saddened to hear about Daniel Naroditsky’s death, though we never…

Reading the notice about his death on our chess group’s Facebook page, I felt a wave of sorrow for his mother, brother and close friends…

Oct 26

Daniel playing chess.

Oct 26

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On the Fence With Friend Links

Is putting them at the top of each article the best idea?

Oct 25

A man and woman sitting side by side on a fence. Each one is holding an end of a short chain with large links.

Oct 25

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Playing Daily (Correspondence Chess) Games the Right Way

I increased my rating by 120+ points

Oct 17

Graph showing the increase of rating by using my new approach to daily games from 465 to 585.

Oct 17

Response to What If You’re Not Meant to Be Exceptional?

By Charles Black M.D.

Oct 11

When the bar is set at limitless, anything less than out-of-this-world success begins to feel like failure. The reality is that most of us will live ordinary lives. We dream of being in the top 1%, but 99% of us will end up in the other 99%. That is the statistical reality.

Oct 11

Response to ChatGPT Isn’t Making Us Dumber — It’s Exposing How Little We Actually Think

By Bryan Cruse

Oct 4

That’s what real thinking does. It makes you uncomfortable…Real thinking happens when you’re not trying to be smart. When you’re just trying to figure something out. When you’re confused and curious and willing to be wrong.

Oct 4

Response to How Writing 100 Words a Day Changed My Life

By Yousuf Rafi Ahmed

Sep 27

Then I stumbled onto a ridiculous, almost laughable idea: Write just 100 words a day. Not 1,000. Not 500. Not a chapter. Just 100. It sounded too small to matter. Too weak to count. But those 100 words rewired my entire life.

Sep 27

kit_carmelite

kit_carmelite

Married 25 years. Retired SAS programmer from Statistics Canada. Member of Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites since 2008. Love chess..

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