President Obama is coming to Bozeman, Today

President Obama and his family are in town today. I am not the type to camp out in order to acquire tickets so I will watch the Town Hall Meeting from the comfort of my home. I’ll get a better view and better sound.

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The Arc of the Moral Universe is Long

So, what is a moral universe? It must be big. The arc is long. A little bit of science in there, physics, maybe. I’ll check my transcripts and see what class covered arcs.

When I was helping organize during the earliest days of the Americans with Disabilities Act, I asked our very talented Executive Director about morality. You cannot legislate morality, though some may try. This is a good thing when you are trying to bring about social change.

Because attitudes cannot be legislated they become
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Flash Fiction Friday

A Life Less Lived

A bedraggled plant sits on a windowsill like the first line of an unfinished poem. A leaf flutters to the sill in silent testament to a life less lived. A body identified as Mrs. Campbell was discovered this morning after a mail carrier reported a suspicious odor coming from this small house at 137 West Port Avenue.

Inside, the tidy house is sparsely furnished and the cupboards are bare. The refrigerator
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