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A Pound of Flesh

A Pound of Flesh

The origin of the phrase “a pound of flesh” is Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice. The character Shylock demands payment for a loan, causing Portia, who is making the final judgment in the matter, to say to him, “Take then thy bond, take thou thy pound of flesh.” Of interest in the scene is that she specifies to Shylock that he may have flesh but not a drop of blood. Today, the...

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God Help Us!

God Help Us!

It was beyond my morning coffee jolt; it was more energizing than a can of Red Bull. It was so disgusting I had to read it three times. What was this, you might ask?

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Plan A Scrap Plan B

Plan A Scrap Plan B

My job is to tell the truth; but I’m continually thwarted by those in the medical community and the government who make false claims that utterly disregard the dignity of the human person.

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