21 Potpourri

Intolerance is the root of all evil—or at least many kinds of it. That could have been my son or your son that was beaten to death and tied to a barbed-wire fence because of his sexual preference. Or it could have been your brother or my brother that was dragged behind a pickup truck until his head came off. Or it could have been you or me. If you want to rid the world of evil, start with intolerance.H. W. Kenton

This chapter is the catchall of this book. Here, you’ll find an assortment of odds and ends that didn’t seem to fit elsewhere. Banishment to this chapter doesn’t necessarily make a topic a second-class citizen. You may find some of the techniques presented here quite useful. Being a misfit doesn’t necessarily make ...

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