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Baseball does not have to be a grind. @mlb: #doubleswitch #safetysqueeze @Dodgers v. @Dbacks At least there’s always @PapaJohns #parable    Series finale in Phoenix  https://johnrubens.wordpress.com/2016/07/17/blm-if-one-knows-one-has-a-duty-to-act-or-refrain-from-acting-performers-need-not-be-ashamed-of-just-decisions   2 more replies John Matthew Rubens ‏@raftofwater 2m2 minutes ago Los Angeles, CA … Continue reading →

A.M. Notes: Shaming [twitter is useful and can often be healthier than] >  Punishment corporal sanctions [limit privileges] forced labor break individuals spirit either as individual or part of rival or enemy group Contrivances, pretenses, connive and acquire or let … Continue reading →

@955KLOS George Washington by #Martha: #Performers need not feel ashamed. George chopped down the cherry tree. He laughs it off now. #Mary    From KLOS-FM twitter post of Jimi Hendrix that “in times like these are when we need love … Continue reading →

If a competitive man really believes women are any less effective/competitive than men, he wouldn’t complain when they join the #opposition. https://johnrubens.wordpress.com/2016/07/14/equality-as-defined-by-hillaryclinton

I’m not voting.  Miserable election year, and we began so early! Never again~! I know, “never say never.” https://johnrubens.wordpress.com/2016/07/15/would-you-throw-your-mother-under-the-bus-for-hillaryclinton

“What we have here is a failure to communicate.” Country Joe https://johnrubens.wordpress.com/2016/07/15/blind-are-no-longer-leading-the-blind-in-the-united-states-so-we-have-no-excuse-no-one-is-holding-a-gun-to-your-head-batspm-v-birdsam

I don’t like violence, but sometimes get a vicarious satisfaction from watching news of armed victories–like when I eat succulent rare meat. Credit: #TheStepfordWives (1975) Hard wired for a fight or flight. https://johnrubens.wordpress.com/2016/07/15/dude-were-gonna-change-your-wiring-the-stepford-husbands   

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@SteveWilkes49 might exhort us to love the kind of love that produces joy through discipline. #collectiveunconscious #CarlJungvSigmundFreud. https://johnrubens.wordpress.com/2016/07/15/produce-joy   

FRANCE: Mais, nous etions joyeuse aussi, et puis! #RugbyWorldCup Get frustrations out with healthy living and refreshment. My heartfelt condolences to all in #NiceFr. John Matthew Rubens added, Gérard Araud @GerardAraud I have just met @POTUS who expressed his most … Continue reading →