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As all dog lovers know, you sometimes treat your pal as though he or she were human. Or, they wish they were human. Many times this only brings about disappointment.

One good thing as we clean up and stay isolated. It’s now okay to be a flaming hypochondriac. And washing your hands to a ceviche pink is no longer a sign of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

It appears that Israel is “rebuilding the Temple,” in Jerusalem.  This is the third temple predicted in the Old Testament and a prophetic antecedent to the “End Times.” Which will include Judgment Day, with a halftime show sponsored by Coors Light.

Categorizing or stereotyping people serves the mistaken idea that we know who a Muslim or a Mississippian is and what to think about each of them instantaneously.  “Oh, you’re from Ireland, let me see if we have any whiskey in the house.” The only time this kind of thing doesn’t happen is when bigots don’t know anything about a given group. “Oh, you’re from Mauritania. Uhhhh ... nice.”

A recent study by global aid charity Oxfam found Mexicans who identify as indigenous and have darker skin tones suffer greater disadvantages.

Tipping is woven into the fabric of Mexican social culture, chiefly because of Mexico’s informal, cash-driven economy.