A Blog Archives - The Neurotic Exotic https://neuroticexotic.com/category/a-blog/ Congratulations, you're normal. Wed, 27 Nov 2024 20:20:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://neuroticexotic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/cropped-neurotic-exotic-logo-1-32x32.png A Blog Archives - The Neurotic Exotic https://neuroticexotic.com/category/a-blog/ 32 32 Dr. Jordan B. Peterson Back Home in Alberta https://neuroticexotic.com/dr-jordan-b-peterson-back-home-in-alberta/ https://neuroticexotic.com/dr-jordan-b-peterson-back-home-in-alberta/#comments Tue, 13 Feb 2018 16:51:51 +0000 Dr. Jordan B. Peterson. Digital Image. The Varsity. 8 October, 2017. Web. 12 February, 2018. <thevarsity.ca> An Antidote to Chaos His international book launch tour is in full swing, with the most recent of talks being given at his old stomping ground, the Grande Prairie Regional College on February 10. Peterson discussed the release of his …

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]]> https://neuroticexotic.com/writing-for-peace/feed/ 0 No Rest for the Christmas Machine https://neuroticexotic.com/no-rest-for-the-christmas-machine/ https://neuroticexotic.com/no-rest-for-the-christmas-machine/#respond Thu, 04 Jan 2018 19:10:29 +0000 Every Year, I Try to Muster the Courage to Take On the Christmas Season With A Smile. I don’t consider myself to be characteristically negative, but I am sure that Christmas was designed specifically to upset the delicate balance that my family has worked so hard to strike since school started in September. Now it’s …

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