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Darwin Award Winners, Ranked

Before selfies, there were people — The Darwin Awards began in 1985 as an official commemoration for individuals who either died or sterilized themselves in idiotic ways, thus removing themselves from the human gene pool. How did the father of evolution, Charles Darwin, come into play? The award winners took themselves out of the evolutionary competition…

Dark Humor

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Darwin Award Winners, Ranked
Darwin Award Winners, Ranked
Dark Humor

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Published in About Me Stories

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About Me — Jean Campbell

Who am I, why am I here … and why have I had so many jobs? — I’m a deep thinker from way back. As a small child, I recall wondering, for example, why my first grade teacher was so unhappy. Her name was Mrs. Sullivan and she didn’t seem to like first-graders. Since then, I’ve discovered that teaching is a profession that can make it difficult…

About Me

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About Me — Jean Campbell
About Me — Jean Campbell
About Me

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Published in Crow’s Feet

·4 days ago

Getting Scammed Online: A Guide to Being Less of an Idiot

It’s depressing how many criminals are out there — Long ago, before I was jaded and bitter and old and generally disappointed in humanity, I posted several items for sale on Craigslist. It was not the first time, but it would be the last time anyone came indoors to view my wares. I got scammed, I guess. About a…

Humor

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Getting Scammed Online: A Guide to Being Less of an Idiot
Getting Scammed Online: A Guide to Being Less of an Idiot
Humor

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Published in Contemplate

·5 days ago

Untangling the Office Tightrope

An open letter to everyone who leads meetings — Dear Leaders, I don’t want to be in charge. Call it laziness, avoidance, low confidence, or a lifetime of remarkable clarity about my limitations — but whatever label seems appropriate, don’t hate me for criticizing our epidemic of lackluster leadership. As you read this breezy tome, you may see people…

Humor

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Untangling the Office Tightrope
Untangling the Office Tightrope
Humor

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Published in Lit Up

·Feb 27

The Age of Influenssah

Free verse — Feels like a target on my back Life Purpose, that’s the final hack Grab it like a melting ball of wax I ain’t no candle yet Look at them who burn like gold And don’t relax until they crest cool blue, sky-high, infamous with incandescent influence. You’re one step away…

Free Verse

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The Age of Influenssah
The Age of Influenssah
Free Verse

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Published in Contemplate

·Feb 24

Church Going Atheist Speaks

Heroic service to mankind, one committee at a time — Somewhere along the way, my godless upbringing infected me with the Golden Rule. It’s the only rule necessary and overthinking it — as I’m about to do — will lead in a perfect circle. Our big, fat, stupid human detour was the search for a benign fatherly presence to save…

Religion

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Church Going Atheist Speaks
Church Going Atheist Speaks
Religion

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Published in Rogues’ Gallery

·Feb 17

The Cancel Culture We Should Embrace

It’s still legal to cancel your subscriptions — This isn’t some wild New Year’s resolution but for a long time I’ve found all the services I subscribe to mentally overwhelming. I’ve doubted their ability to improve my life. My goal is to never pay for what I don’t use and don’t need and I want a more honest…

Consumerism

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The Cancel Culture We Should Embrace
The Cancel Culture We Should Embrace
Consumerism

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Published in Contemplate

·Feb 7

The Off Day Pounces

Who can fathom its relentless claws and fangs? — Was it the nightmare about a play where I couldn’t find the right costume and I was sitting half-naked across the table from a man in full costume ogling me, even though I am well past ogling age? Was it the literal side of the bed I got out of…

Humor

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The Off Day
The Off Day
Humor

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Published in Crow’s Feet

·Feb 1

Choosing Expat Life in the US

When you want a better life, but still want to speak English — My husband will only abandon the US for an English-speaking country, and we are down to Ireland, which we can’t afford unless we want to live in the countryside where the English, I’m guessing, isn’t necessarily decipherable. To the rural Irish, we will sound like we are yelping and I…

Humor

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Choosing Expat Life in the US
Choosing Expat Life in the US
Humor

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Published in Crow’s Feet

·Jan 26

What Old People Really Talk About

It’s mostly making right-hand turns — Most old people are still in shock that they’ve gotten old. This is particularly true about guys between the ages of 71 and 78. Conversations revolve around things they used to do easily but now find themselves avoiding, usually with a chuckle. Once you crest 80, the shock wears off…

Aging

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What Old People Really Talk About
What Old People Really Talk About
Aging

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Jean Campbell

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