Category Archives: Miscellanea

Secret Book Club Meets Today (now…)

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Anne Crumpacker

I am about to set up the chat box for the Secret Book Club. Please stop by during the next hour and say, “hello.” We will be discussing Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder. I will also ask what the weather is like where … Continue reading →

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Morality without Religion (with plenty of chimps)

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Anne Crumpacker

TEDxPeachtree – Frans de Waal – Morality without Religion: Human morality is older than our current religions, and may go back to tendencies observable in other mammals. In a bottom-up view of morality, this talk is one man’s road to … Continue reading →

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Improvements Coming to SocraticMama Soon

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Anne Crumpacker

Waiting, waiting, waiting… Have you noticed that SocraticMama site is slow? Have you ever had problems logging in? Are you ready for a solution? I’m really sorry, but something seems to be corrupted in the SocraticMama WordPress flies. I think … Continue reading →

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Heartbreak

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Anne Crumpacker

She didn’t do it. Mason was too scared to deliver the heart-shaped box of chocolates to the Casanova of fourth grade. After school she collapsed in sobs in my arms. In the end, the fear of rejection had been too … Continue reading →

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h/t: Michael Fisher

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Anne Crumpacker

Thank you notes have always been hard for me to write because my vocabulary rarely matches my gratitude. If the favor is especially thoughtful, the less eloquent I become. And when it becomes necessary to thank someone who is naturally … Continue reading →

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