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Signpost with "Empathy" sign
July 14, 2024July 21, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

Only empathy can save us now

A bridge in Freiburg, Germany
July 8, 2024July 14, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

More songs to raise your spirits (European edition)

Violent woman attacking a child.
May 30, 2024June 6, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

“Oh, must it all end in violence?”

Cuckoo Clocks from Germany
April 11, 2024April 19, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

It’s about time

An April Fool's Day cartoon from 1979
March 31, 2024April 11, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

The end of foolishness?

Sons of Sceva overwhelmed by a possessed man, or has this ever happened to you?
March 17, 2024March 25, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

How to deal with being overwhelmed

Mom 1979
March 12, 2024March 18, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

The last time

Image from Pixabay
March 3, 2024March 12, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

Apocalypse reconsidered

Reseda High School cheerleaders in 1978
February 1, 2024February 9, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, and high school

Same place, same person, different cars 45 yearrs apart
January 28, 2024February 1, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

The best cars I’ve ever owned

A sign of change
January 20, 2024January 28, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

Your identity, your self

Our late cat Oscar
January 7, 2024April 27, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

You have the right to be sad

Reseda High School Choir 1978–79
December 8, 2023December 14, 2023 Matthew Arnold Stern

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

Me with Commodore 128 in 1985
December 2, 2023December 8, 2023 Matthew Arnold Stern

40 things I learned in 40 years about technology

Me, with a healthy meal
November 28, 2023December 2, 2023 Matthew Arnold Stern

What if WeightWatchers goes away?

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