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Abortion and Choice
I was 16 weeks pregnant, with my first baby, when the results of an amnio told me that the wanted child I was carrying was not healthy. I have always been pro-choice, and never considered it a moral dilemma to terminate a fetus with severe Down’s Syndrome, or other life threatening, or debilitating abnormalities. Although […]
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The Truth About Mark Zuckerberg
IMAGINE working your ass off all through high school, studying instead of partying, volunteering with school and community groups so you can into a good college. You send out your applications, to Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, as you have the 4.8 GPA, and all the right clubs on your resume. Your mom kisses each envelope before […]
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Raising Kids Without Religion
My husband and I raised our children without religion. We gave them no religious identity (as in claiming to be Christian or Jewish because of our parentage). We are both devout atheists, and I use the term devout with purpose. We don’t believe in a higher power, or any gods, or even the possibility of one. We […]
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We are Born Racists
We are ALL racists. Every human being on the planet is BORN a racist. NO! you’re screaming at me. BULLSHIT, you whacked out bitch. I am not a racist! Racism is taught, not inherent to our nature is the common wisdom. And while it’s true racism, hate, fear can be taught by parents, community, schools, religious leaders, […]
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How to Raise a Genius
Went to the Jelly Belly Factory on a field trip with my daughter’s 2nd grade class. The young man assigned to escort us on the tour misquoted a brilliant saying by one of my favorite icons. The guide delivered his canned speech, spoke of how long and complex the process to make even one single […]
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Atheist in America
We bought a home for our family in an East Bay suburb of San Francisco a decade ago. It promised good public schools, and gave the impression of a safe, friendly neighborhood in which to raise our children. A month after moving in without any neighbors coming over to welcome us, I went down to […]
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The Virus Killing Silicon Valley Startups
There is a pandemic in Silicon Valley. It is making startups sick, and 90+% of all small businesses fail. This virus didn’t start in China, or any country. It didn’t begin in crowded, filthy wet markets from different animals swapping genes. It began with Google and Facebook, and their unrelenting greed for profits. I am […]
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Reverse Racism IS Racism
My daughter came home crying from her job as a barista for a local Boba Tea cafe. “They don’t like me mom! I’m doing the exact same level of work that all the new kids are, and they keep calling ME out cuz I’m not Asian.” Several other barista type jobs at various local businesses […]
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LOVE Defined
My sister is dead, I told the bank manager. She isn’t dead. She lives in Washington with her husband, having recently moved from L.A., where we were both born and raised. The bank manager expressed his condolences. He accepted the paperwork from our lawyer to remove my sister’s name from our Trust as the potential […]
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Jobless America
Took a family vacation to Yellowstone last summer. After a day of exploring the spectacular park, we ate dinner at Canyon Village, a sprawling commercial development in the mist of the natural wonders. The kids wanted some souvenirs so we stopped in the gift shop before eating. The clerk at check-out was a kid, no […]
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