Category Archives: Personal

In the Black Hills

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

KEYSTONE, SD. It’s morning in the Black Hills of South Dakota and it’s cold and damp. In the mountains the suns come up over the rim of the narrow gorges and daylight creeps down the opposite side at a snails … Continue reading →

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The Zimmerman case and our new canoe

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

As predicted, there have been riots in the wake of the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin. Nothing really big so far, but there’s been a fair amount of property damage and some serious but so … Continue reading →

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I have a new pair of shoes!

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: This is cross-posted on my professional blog at the Marshall Independent. Ordinarily I don’t get excited about shoes, as long as they cover my feet and are comfortable. But these are really comfortable. I went up to the Mall … Continue reading →

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What’s happening to the Internet?

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: This is cross-posted on my professional blog at the Marshall Independent. Is it just my computer or has something happened to the Internet? I got a new desktop a couple months ago. A professional writer needs to have two … Continue reading →

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I adore Lenore

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: Cross-posted on my professional blog at the Marshall Independent. Lenore Skenazy is a columnist who usually writes from a light humorous perspective. Not surprising, she used to write for MAD Magazine back when it was still good, and is … Continue reading →

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One more reason why I sometimes despair of humanity.

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: Cross-posted from my professional blog at The Marshall Independent. This morning I saw something on Facebook that almost made me lose my breakfast. It was under a label “Take Back Socialism” and posted by someone I’ve known for 30 … Continue reading →

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Effort Shock

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: This is last week’s syndicated column. Every now and again a term gets coined and comes into circulation that perfectly describes in shorthand a phenomenon you used to have to use whole sentences, paragraphs, pages or books to describe. … Continue reading →

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Train your brain!

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: Cross-posted from my blog at The Marshall Independent. Most of us try to get at least some physical exercise. A great many studies have shown the health benefits of even moderate exercise. A 30 minute walk every day, or … Continue reading →

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“Anarchist Soccer Mom” talks about parents’ nightmare

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: Cross-posted on my newspaper blog at The Marshall Independent. There is much talk on the Internet after Liza Long, an English teacher in a small college in Boise, Idaho, and mother of four, wrote a blog post that went … Continue reading →

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Note to readers

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Stephen W. Browne

I’ve been neglecting this blog, not from disinterest but because I’ve been busy elsewhere, namely working on a self-syndication venture and movie reviews and my professional blog published at the newspaper whose vineyards I toil in. I have cross-posted some, … Continue reading →

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