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    Sincerity
    J.J. Richardson
    • Apr 4
    • 6 min

    Sincerity

    How can we impart knowledge, wisdom, and kindness to our relatives, friends, neighbors, and coworkers, without sincerity?
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    Pace
    J.J. Richardson
    • Dec 29, 2021
    • 7 min

    Pace

    To keep a steady pace, you must keep an unsteady pace.
    360
    Patient Persuasion
    J.J. Richardson
    • Dec 6, 2021
    • 5 min

    Patient Persuasion

    Central to all human interaction is persuasion.
    280
    Low Self-esteem
    J.J. Richardson
    • Oct 28, 2021
    • 5 min

    Low Self-esteem

    At some point most of us learn that bullies are weak people. We learn they’re not so tough once we’ve had enough and finally confront them.
    420
    Ideologue
    J.J. Richardson
    • Sep 24, 2021
    • 9 min

    Ideologue

    I long for persuasion over coercion, teaching over indoctrination, and example over cancellation.
    280
    Procrastination
    J.J. Richardson
    • Sep 21, 2021
    • 5 min

    Procrastination

    Rest assured, procrastination is not about laziness or lack of self-control.
    280
    Advice for Engaged Couples
    J.J. Richardson
    • Aug 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    Advice for Engaged Couples

    Here is the most important and concise list of principles I can find for young people considering marriage.
    280
    What is a Conservative?
    J.J. Richardson
    • Jul 23, 2021
    • 14 min

    What is a Conservative?

    The modern conservative movement is in line with the liberal movement of the 1960s.
    400
    The Best Mother
    J.J. Richardson
    • Jun 20, 2021
    • 7 min

    The Best Mother

    I learned over the years that our mother was never the meanest, but the best.
    320
    Plastic Recycling
    J.J. Richardson
    • May 16, 2021
    • 4 min

    Plastic Recycling

    It didn’t take me more than a half-hour of casual Internet research to understand why we’re not recycling plastics like we wish we could.
    470
    The Assumption Mark
    J.J. Richardson
    • Apr 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Assumption Mark

    The rules of English grammar provide us with question marks, exclamation marks, and quotation marks, but no assumption mark.
    702
    The Future of Storytelling
    J.J. Richardson
    • Mar 12, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Future of Storytelling

    Reciting tales has been a part of human life from the earliest discovered cave drawings until the present day.
    410
    Copy That
    J.J. Richardson
    • Mar 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    Copy That

    In our lives do we seek to personify the attributes of the Great Creator or the Great Copier?
    370
    Date Your Spouse Regularly
    J.J. Richardson
    • Dec 14, 2020
    • 4 min

    Date Your Spouse Regularly

    Most of the time, your life is how you want it to be. You are the reason your life is the way it is.
    400
    Role of a Just Government
    J.J. Richardson
    • Oct 31, 2020
    • 10 min

    Role of a Just Government

    Books written on the proper role of government fill entire library shelves. One could study the wisdom of the world’s greatest political...
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    Top-7 Villains
    J.J. Richardson
    • Jul 22, 2020
    • 4 min

    Top-7 Villains

    Why am I having difficulty picking ten villains? I believe it's because fiction must be entertaining, and that includes its villains.
    670
    Voice of an Angel
    J.J. Richardson
    • Jul 14, 2020
    • 3 min

    Voice of an Angel

    I suspect that angels can be far more terrifying than anything you have come across in your lifetime.
    1180
    The Candy Bar
    J.J. Richardson
    • Jun 21, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Candy Bar

    On one occasion, I asked Mother if I could have one candy bar. Just one. To my surprise she said, "Yes."
    340
    Three Most Important Words In Marriage
    J.J. Richardson
    • Jun 21, 2020
    • 3 min

    Three Most Important Words In Marriage

    I suppose most people would say the most important words in marriage are, “I love you,” or “You’re right, dear,” or “Please, forgive me
    1340
    Top-10 Movies
    J.J. Richardson
    • May 17, 2020
    • 3 min

    Top-10 Movies

    My twenty-one-year-old son asked me to pick my ten favorite movies of all time. He didn’t tell me why, so I cannot tell you the reason.
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    Fear
    J.J. Richardson
    • Feb 15, 2020
    • 8 min

    Fear

    All human emotion stems from either love or fear.
    430
    Choosing the Best Career
    J.J. Richardson
    • Apr 22, 2019
    • 7 min

    Choosing the Best Career

    Are you looking to choose a career? Let me help you. After reading this you’ll run off to the nearest university and register for classes.
    1000
    What is Consciousness?
    J.J. Richardson
    • Mar 18, 2019
    • 8 min

    What is Consciousness?

    A substantial number of academic papers have been written which describe human consciousness.
    500
    Trombone: The Best Instrument
    J.J. Richardson
    • Feb 22, 2019
    • 3 min

    Trombone: The Best Instrument

    The following is the letter I sent my brother when I learned his son had chosen to play the trombone in high school.
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