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Rage and resignation

#Belief
#Hope
#Resilience
#Family
#PoliticalDiscontent
#MentalHealth
#PhysicalHealth
#Dysfunction
#LowMorale
#WellBeing
#Fatigue
#Discouragement
#DoomScrolling

https://theowfactor.org/2026/05/15/rage-and-resignation/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Rage and resignation

Do you ever feel like life swings between rage and resignation? That’s how it frequently feels to me, especially given the awful people in power, the very real injustices that they perpetrate, and …

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The OW Factor May 7

Finishing

#Family
#PoliticalDiscontent
#ToxicWorkplaces
#Teaching
#HigherEducation
#BibliographicMetadata
#Librarianship
#MentalHealth

https://theowfactor.org/2026/05/07/finishing/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Finishing

Many things are finishing, such as my teaching for the spring semester. Last night was the final class of the course I’ve been teaching. Although I intended to focus on explaining linked data, BIBF…

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The OW Factor Apr 27

Violence begets violence

#GunControl
#Politics
#PoliticalDiscontent
#Violence

https://theowfactor.org/2026/04/27/violence-begets-violence/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Violence begets violence

A few days ago, violence erupted at a high profile media-related event. Although aimed at the person who leads the current U.S. regime, and several shots were fired, it appears that nobody was in f…

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Red Global News Mar 18

A U.S. woman expressed regret for voting for President Trump three times, calling herself a fool. She criticized him harshly, indicating a significant disillusionment with his leadership. #PoliticalDiscontent #VoterRegret

The OW Factor Jan 18

A funeral and a holiday

#Dogs
#Dysfunction
#Grief
#HolidayReflection
#Hope
#MartinLutherKingJr
#PoliticalDiscontent
#Teaching

https://theowfactor.org/2026/01/18/a-funeral-and-a-holiday/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

A funeral and a holiday

Recently, I attended a funeral (really, more exactly, a celebration of life) of a former colleague whom I very much liked and respected. Although a sad occasion in many ways, not least because this…

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The OW Factor Dec 7, 2025

Bloom for Thanksgiving

#BirdFeeding
#ChristmasCactus
#Orchid
#PoliticalDiscontent
#Thanksgiving

https://theowfactor.org/2025/12/07/bloom-for-thanksgiving/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Bloom for Thanksgiving

The Christmas cactus decided to bloom for Thanksgiving. Like many things in life, its timing was off, but that’s ok. I still enjoyed its beautiful flowers. One of the orchids in my office win…

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