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Dick Manikowski

Dick Manikowski

Thoughts of a Scrabble Aficionado

I’ve always been a word guy. I was able to read before starting kindergarten and have always been an avid reader. The reading also explains…

Sep 9

Thoughts of a Scrabble Aficionado

Sep 9

Dick Manikowski

Thoughts of an Olympics Scoffer

My gripes about the quadrenial extravaganza

Aug 3

Aug 3

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It Could Have Happened Anywhere, But It Happened in Midtown Detroit

Attempted Murder in an Academic Library

Jul 31

Jul 31

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Yet Another Blessing I Take for Granted

Apr 25

Apr 25

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What If?

Feb 24

Feb 24

Dick Manikowski

Thoughts on Meditation

Meditation gets a bad rap

Dec 3, 2023

Thoughts on Meditation

Dec 3, 2023

Dick Manikowski

Thoughts on Nature Bathing and Memory Bathing

There’s a spiritual practice that originated in Japan but is spreading to other cultures. It’s called nature bathing, and it simply…

Nov 2, 2023

Nov 2, 2023

Dick Manikowski

The Fallacy of Conditional Happiness

One thing that really makes me cringe is when someone makes an I’ll-be-happy-when statement.

Mar 14, 2021

The Fallacy of Conditional Happiness

Mar 14, 2021

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How Hard Could It Be?

You know that weird feeling you sometimes get that someone is watching you? The hairs on the back of your neck standing up? I shouldn’t be…

Feb 18, 2021

How Hard Could It Be?

Feb 18, 2021

Dick Manikowski

The Freedom of Helplessness

Although the idea of being helpless gets a bad rap, there is a positive aspect to it.

Jan 19, 2021

The Freedom of Helplessness

Jan 19, 2021

Dick Manikowski

Dick Manikowski

Retired librarian whose life now centers around reading (much of it online), thinking, and 12-step spirituality As my future shrinks, time grows more valuable.

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