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    Housing might be basic, but that does not mean that it’s not complicated. Slogans won’t help us. (Photo by Morf Morford)
    Build anywhere but here
    By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • September 15, 2022 1:30 am

    And other slogans we seem to believe

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    Maybe it’s just me, but when the Queen of Hearts says, “Go that way!” I’m not so sure I want to go. And when she says, “Off with their heads!” I’m not convinced that I want to keep in the game. (Photo by Morf Morford)
    What became of Best Practices?
    By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • September 14, 2022 1:30 am

    Are they “best” or just basic?

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    Sometimes signs are there for a reason - not as a dare. (Photo by Morf Morford)
    Americans abroad
    By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • September 13, 2022 1:30 am

    When we travel, we are guests

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    This photo of Mt. Rainier, taken in late August of 2022, shows a record low level of snow. When it comes to a lahar, the less snow the better. (Photo by Morf Morford)
    Mt. Rainier is NOT erupting. Yet.
    By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • September 12, 2022 1:30 am

    But it certainly will, sometime

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    Sometimes when I see something advertised I wonder how stupid some companies must think their potential customers might be. And then I remember. (Photo by Morf Morford)
    Stupid as we want to be
    By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • September 9, 2022 1:30 am

    In expiration dates we trust

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    We have adapted our landscape, our laws and our lives around cars. What if we designed our cities around what made us happier and healthier? (Photo by Morf Morford)
    In parking we trust
    By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • September 8, 2022 1:30 am

    Cars are great – but do they need to be everywhere?

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    Notice that the highest rate of online purchase is in the Netherlands - but even there the rate is under 4%. <strong><em>Source: ecommerceDB</em></strong>
    Online window shopping
    By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • September 7, 2022 1:30 am

    Shopping online has changed us – and how we shop

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    When you fly, you get a sense of what goes on in those jets that seem to hover overhead. There’s a microcosm of humanity at work in each one of them. (Photo by Morf Morford)
    Travel tips – in the air
    By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • September 6, 2022 1:30 am

    Be a good guest even during your journey

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    This detail from the Berlin Wall captures the essence of those seeking freedom and a life of purpose. (Photo by Morf Morford)
    August 2022
    By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • September 2, 2022 1:30 am

    A month of heat

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    Storefronts are being torn down, filled, emptied and built at record rates in 2022. (Photo by Morf Morford)
    Closed or crowded
    By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • September 1, 2022 1:30 am

    Long lines and empty shelves – and everyone’s hiring

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    When we are not looking, money reproduces. The trick is to get on the right side of the always dynamic equation. (Photo by Morf Morford)
    Americans in debt
    By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • August 31, 2022 1:30 am

    Americans’ combined household debt passes $16T for first time

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    However we use it, a dollar just isn’t what it used to be. Pen for scale. (Photo by Morf Morford)
    Honey, I shrunk the dollar
    By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • August 30, 2022 1:30 am

    Every which way, but (especially) loose

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    The Beach Boys have become forever associated with idealized summer fantasies. The reality, like some glossy magazine profile, does not always match what we imagine. (Photo by Morf Morford)
    Aestophobes of the Pacific Northwest unite!
    By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • August 29, 2022 1:30 am

    Endless summer is not quite what we thought it would be

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