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Reader Squee: Snug as a Hedgehog?

MidnightRayne says: "This is my Hedgehog Albert all snuggled up in a towel after a pampering bath!"

What a lucky hog! Getting the full fancy spa treatment.

- Sally Squeeps

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Bunday: Winter Camouflage

Here we have two hardened, wild bunnies of the north! Perfectly camouflaged to blend in with their wintery world.

-Sally Squeeps





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Wolf Pack

What a squee wolf pack! Is that friendship or hunger in their eyes though? Let's not stick around to find out.

-Sally Squeeps





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Lily the Prairie Dog

Sarah says This is our female prairie dog, Lily. She loves her triscuits!




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Reader Squee: Stanly

BrandyPoshie says: "Here`s my Manx mix, Stanly!"

Stanly has a super squee Manx mustache!

-Sally Squeeps

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Panda D'awwww






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Warm and Foxy

Arctic foxes look sooooo soft. I just want to snuggle with one on a chilly day!











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Reader Squee: It's a Hard Life

Kerkopithekion says: "Our 14-week-old puppy Storm living the hard life of sofa naps and belly rubs."

Oh, what a hard life! I do not envy him... just kidding, I totally do.

-Sally Squeeps

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Reader Squees: Need a Napkin?

ZombieGeisha says: "My guinea pig, Spooky, making a mess of his orange snack."

Now Spooky, who is going to take you seriously when you can't even bother to wipe your chin?

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Too Pure; 17 Wholesome Dog Memes

Doggies, puppies, doggies, and more doggies! Do you love dogs as much as we do and can't get enough of them? Your'e welcome for what you're about to witness!

Dogs are literally (almost) impossible to hate, and we are biased here but its the truth okay. They will do anything for us to love them, and no matter how terrible the event we endured, they will do everything to get us to at least smile and laugh. We truly don't deserve these wondrous pets. These loyal canines are case and point.

If you are looking for some of the cutest dogs in all the land, well these are definitely up to sniff. Check out these dogs just looking for their new best friend, how could you say no?

Not saying one can ever have enough of dogs, but are you looking for some more general wholesomeness? Say no more, we will provide for you. 







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The War on Christmas

Embed from Getty Images One long standing Christmas tradition at Fox news is perpetuating the mythological war on Christmas. While it is not a self-evident truth that Christmas is safe in the United States, the idea that there is such …Read more »




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Out of Body

When I was young, I had my first out of body experience (OBE for short). While I did not know about them at the time, I later learned that my experience matched the usual description: I felt as if the …Read more »




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Consent of the Governed

Plato, through the character of Socrates, advances a now classic argument against democracy. When it comes to a matter that requires knowledge and skill, such as a medical issue, it would be foolish to decide by having the ignorant vote …Read more »




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A Philosopher’s Blog 2016 free on Amazon (12/31/2016-1/4/2017)

This book contains essays from the 2016 postings of A Philosopher’s Blog. Subjects range from the metaphysics of guardian angels to the complicated ethics of guns. There are numerous journeys into the realm of political philosophy and some forays into …Read more »




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Post Truth

Embed from Getty Images It has been declared, rather dramatically, that this is a post-truth era. In making a case for this, people point to Trump lifting himself into the presidency on an unrelenting spew of untruths as well as …Read more »




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The Return of Sophism

Embed from Getty Images Scottie Nell Hughes, a Trump surrogate, presented her view of truth on The Diane Rehm Show. As she sees it: Well, I think it’s also an idea of an opinion. And that’s—on one hand, I hear …Read more »




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Charter Schools I: Preliminaries & Monopolies

Embed from Getty Images In November of 2016, president elect Trump selected Betsy DeVos as his Secretary of Education. While this appointment seems to have changed her mind about Common Core, DeVos has remained committed to expanding charter schools. Charter …Read more »




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Charter Schools II: Choice & Quality

Embed from Getty Images In the previous essay on charter schools I considered the monopoly argument in their favor. On this view, charter schools break the state’s harmful monopoly on education and this is a good thing. It is worth …Read more »




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Charter Schools III: Ideology & Choice

Embed from Getty Images In my prior essay on charter schools, I considered the quality argument. The idea is that charter schools provide a higher quality alternative to public schools and should receive public money so that poorer families can …Read more »