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Burn It Down
It’s one of those days I can mouth the words about moderation in all things Incremental change, baby steps But from my fiery heart That has seen so many…
4 hr ago
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Matthew Broyles
Subdivisions
(with apologies to Alex, Neil, and Geddy) On the teevee People I don’t know Living their best lives Buying the dream house Eating the fine food On the…
Jun 6
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Matthew Broyles
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Carpe Diem
“The day is short, the task is great, and I am idle…” — Toad the Wet Sprocket, Enough I’ve seized a lot of days in my time. Yesterday I was looking…
Jun 5
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Matthew Broyles
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May 2023
Happily Ever After
We all love a happy ending. It is, of course, one of the reasons why movies are so popular. A satisfying conclusion, a definitive cut-off point at which…
May 30
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Matthew Broyles
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The Pale Blue Dot
It seems like every few weeks, there’s an announcement heralding the discovery of a new potentially Earth-like planet somewhere off in the cosmic…
May 25
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Matthew Broyles
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A Fate Worse Than Death
Over the past few years, I have bumped up against a pillar of our culture that is so deeply ingrained that most of us don’t even think about its…
May 23
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Matthew Broyles
Freedom
Let us strive To be less productive Less lean More aware that GDP is not The best way to judge a nation’s greatness Proud in our insistence On measuring…
May 22
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Matthew Broyles
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Words Matter
I used to pick on language pedants. Certainly, I’m a stickler for grammar and spelling, but my militancy on that front has tended to be self-focused…
May 19
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Matthew Broyles
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Shelter
I grew up sheltered I didn’t know We weren’t rich There were toys Santa “couldn’t afford” But we had dinner every night And never worried that we…
May 18
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Matthew Broyles
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Lean
Every day, I see one. A thinkpiece about how we don’t value each other like we should. Is it any wonder, though? Our entire economic system dehumanizes…
May 16
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Matthew Broyles
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Nobody Knows
You have the right to keep secrets. While that idea is not enshrined in so many words in the Constitution, it is nonetheless one of the more important…
May 15
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Matthew Broyles
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Everybody Knows
(with apologies to Leonard Cohen) Everybody knows that inside every human is an ongoing war between emotion and logic. Everybody knows that neither side…
May 12
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Matthew Broyles
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