Category Archives: The Facts of Life

Living with myselves…plus some dogs

Posted on April 3, 2026 by Naomi

You read that correctly: “myselves.” I live alone. Sure, I have had boyfriends but never a live-in husband. Years ago, after many of my friends had been hitched for quite a while, had kids and disrupted my world view of … Continue reading →

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What sperm “space” are they talking about??

Posted on April 2, 2026 by Naomi

Once again, Harper’s Weekly Review presents a news item containing unexplored mysteries which provoke quite a few questions: [R]esearchers announced that human sperm struggles to navigate in space. What space is that? Corporeal or outer? If outer, what a concept … Continue reading →

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How to do diplomacy in the face of war

Posted on March 31, 2026 by Naomi

Like you, I read about (or maybe just skim over) Trump’s egregiously wacky jabs at convincing everyone he knows what he’s doing. One of the many things he knows nothing about is diplomacy, which demands a grasp of reality he … Continue reading →

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