Asking the question, “are we responsible for others or merely for ourselves?” is hardly new. It was on people’s minds throughout our written history. Philosophers and great thinkers nearly universally agree with the Golden Rule (of Jesus): “Love your neighbor as yourself.” One of my favorite catchphrases that speaks this truth is from Sea Education Association…
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An empty chair just over there and round my table one less guest. One less chance. One last test. Oh! empty chair; I’d rather see you, my friend, right next to me. But, this is the time to part our ways; to hold to my own company. So on the day of someday soon and…
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We surrender and call it a victory.There is a spirit in our land that is gathering many to worship at its altar: victory.Someone has convinced many Americans that the science (historic, well-documented and reasonable) of wearing a facemask and practicing social distancing (to reduce the spread of a disease) is defeatist. Let me restate that:…
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This series is a collection of musings and meditations on beer. Any long-time follower of Buzzards Bay Brewing will know that I have a love affair with grain. Amidst a brewing world infatuated with the use of abundant hops, brewers like us are not rare but are undoubtedly underrepresented. We purposefully avoided brewing hoppy styles,…
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