Category Archives: inequality

What’s Worse Than a Dental Office Visit?

Posted on April 25, 2024 by terryshen

  Few people I know enjoy going to a dentist office. Just the thought of it can elicit sweat moisture on my skull. Not that I have had a bed experience in the dentist office. It’s EVERY time. The sound … Continue reading →

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PC or Not PC

Posted on March 27, 2024 by terryshen

  At risk of revealing my seniority, I remembered the days before the advent of personal computer. Math involved  long division, multiplication table, and essay was handwtitten. Sounds arcane? They were what I remembered from my middle/ high school days. … Continue reading →

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Facing Our Darkness

Posted on March 23, 2024 by terryshen

  Darkness is as natural as light (only the absence of it), but it is rarely discussed. We treat darkness with abandonment and pay scarce attention to it. Other than: may be it’s time to go to sleep. The thing … Continue reading →

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Royal Revenge

Posted on March 14, 2024 by terryshen

  Mother’s Day in Britain was 10 Mar 2024. On this occasion, Kate Middleton, also known as Princess of Wales, wife to Prince William, and the future Queen of UK, sent out a photo of herself along with her three children … Continue reading →

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Labor Day Thoughts

Posted on September 4, 2023 by terryshen

  It’s Labor Day 2023.   And the unions have been in the headlines a lot lately. I will share my thoughts about this classic struggle on account of the holiday. The Hollywood writers and actors have been on strikes since … Continue reading →

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Sports & Violence

Posted on February 28, 2023 by terryshen

  In sports, the competition promotes winners, and by the same tokens, losers. People love winners. Losers? Not so much. But that’s okay, because an important lesson whether winning or losing is the concept of fair play – to compete … Continue reading →

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When Is Stealing, Stealing?

Posted on October 7, 2022 by terryshen

If I take something that does not belong to me, I am comitting an act of stealing. Not hard to figure out, right?  So when the former president Trump took documents  that do not belong to him from the White … Continue reading →

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Disaster Of A Difference Color

Posted on September 28, 2022 by terryshen

  Disasters whether natural or man-made have in common in their destructive consequences.  As  Hurricane Ian broadsiding Florida, I could not help associating its devastating impact with the people in Ukraine who are under the assault of the Russian special … Continue reading →

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A Primer On GDPR

Posted on April 30, 2022 by terryshen

  GDPR stands for general data protection regulation. It is an European Union rule that protects individual privacy by regulating how people’s personal data are used. The rule aims to enhance individuals’ control and rights over their personal data.  Something … Continue reading →

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Is Free Speech Really Free?

Posted on April 26, 2022 by terryshen

  Big news about Elon Musk buying the Twitter.  The world’s richest man and a powerful social medium platform, what could possibly go wrong? Mr. Musk wants free speech, including imploring his fieriest critic to stay with the Twitter. However, … Continue reading →

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