A Legend In His Own Minefield

A Legend In His Own Minefield

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Poetic Justice

Poetic Justice

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John Mendelssohn
Dec 10, 2009
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At our gala pre-Xmas get-together last weekend, we played Stack o’ Questions. After one guest revealed that, as a victim of childhood sexual and other abuse, she greatly envied anyone raised by sane, loving parents, we began to debate the relative importance of nature and nurture. I noted that my wife and her brother, only 30 months apart, and thus prod…

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