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Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
Hot or Not?
Although I have precious little reason for air conditioning, even in the middle of the summer, I’m glad I have it.
Who’s Your Daddy?
Below is a state-by-state illustration of the percentage of births to unmarried women (there is an old-fashioned way to say that more succinctly). I’m afraid my home state of Louisiana is leading the charge on this one.
Keep Your Mouth Shut
I’m a writer. I have written professionally since I was fifteen years old. Given my peculiar interest in comedians, I find it interesting that the men in that field often start off very young as well, such as Gilbert Gottfried and the surprisingly talented Bobcat Goldthwait.
I started writing for national magazines when I was a kid, and I wrote my first published book at sixteen, to be followed by a couple dozen more.
