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80 Thoughts

Death by a Thousand Empty Inboxes

by Zachary A. Marx • November 12, 2018 • 1 Comment

Long distance callers make long distance calls, And the silence makes me lonely. “Lost in the Supermarket” -The Clash I usually know after a couple of days. What starts off as hope, slowly and inevitably turns to dread as the hours,…

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We All Know A Kavanaugh

by Zachary A. Marx • October 3, 2018 • 2 Comments

Note: Despite my strong feelings on the subject, this post is not about whether or not Judge Brett Kavanaugh should or should not be seated on the Supreme Court. Nor will it reflect on the separate and important moral questions…

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Off the Couch, The Sofasphere

Almost Famous

by Zachary A. Marx • August 1, 2018 • 1 Comment

Couchsurfing has taken me many places. One place I never thought it would take me is to the small screen, hosting my own TV show.

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Tour du Mont Blanc: Feet on the Ground, Head in the Clouds

by Zachary A. Marx • July 23, 2018 • 0 Comments

The first day left us questioning whether we could complete the next ten. Everything hurt. Feet, calves, thighs, feet, shoulders, backs, feet, necks, feet, feet and every muscle in between. Muscles hurt that we didn’t even know we had. Did…

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Scotland: Wrong Lanes, Right Places

by Zachary A. Marx • May 15, 2018 • 0 Comments

A year ago, the whirlwind tour with my family and in-laws that surrounded our wedding was winding down. From the 22 or so people who attended our cozy cabin in the Smokies, there were only 4 left: me, my wife…

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The 7-Stages of Climate Debate

by Zachary A. Marx • November 8, 2017 • 0 Comments

This week, world leaders gather in Bonn, Germany for the COP 23. Since the breakthrough Paris Agreement two years ago, the US, under new (for lack of a better word) “leadership” decided to withdraw, and the two other hold-outs–Nicaragua and…

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