List: Random Articles | Curated by Matt Ray

Aug 20, 2023
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Random ArticlesMy articles either fall into Travel or things I think about.  This is a place for the latter.
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Finding a Way to Write with BalanceBalancing Life with Writing
Apr 25, 2021
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Apr 25, 2021
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ILLUMINATION
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I Feel Like I’ve Got A Follower VirusThe Good, The Bad, And the Uglies of Having Hundreds of New Followers Every Day
Sep 11, 2021
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ILLUMINATION
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Bitcoin Scammers Need to Stop Contacting Me On Social MediaI’m Over Them Using Social Media To Trick Me Into Engagement
Sep 13, 2021
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Sep 13, 2021
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ILLUMINATION
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Apple TV Sucks!Why I Am Frustrated With Apple TV After Watching It For a Week
Oct 2, 2021
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Recovering Mormon
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We Urge Individuals to be VaccinatedHow Mormons Are Interpreting the Urgency of Their Prophet's Words
Oct 4, 2021
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Oct 4, 2021
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Recovering Mormon
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Don’t Go In The Water!Satan Rules There!
Apr 26, 2023
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ILLUMINATION
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Surviving Deathtraps & Blow-out PreventersA Roughneck’s Story
Dec 3, 2020
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Dec 3, 2020
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Recovering Mormon
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Christmas? Bah Humbug!Why I Don’t Celebrate The Christmas Season
Nov 14, 2020
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Nov 14, 2020
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DataDrivenInvestor
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An Internet Blackmailer Hacked My PasswordHas This Happened To You?
Mar 18, 2020
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Mar 18, 2020
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a Few Words
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Quarantines: Where Did They Come From?As we all start participating in self-inflicted and government-mandated Coronavirus quarantines, you might be curious about how…
Mar 17, 2020
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Mar 17, 2020
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Being “Geographically Ambiguous” and How Working Remotely Has Never Been More ImportantAs the coronavirus rampages around the world, there has never been a better time to be Geographically Ambiguous.
Mar 16, 2020
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Mar 16, 2020
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Sail-Inspired SongsA Search for the Best Sailing Songs on the Planet
Feb 23, 2020
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Feb 23, 2020
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Ascent Publication
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Write Your Memories Before It’s Too LateA Year Remembered in Bellybutton, Arizona
Feb 8, 2020
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Feb 8, 2020
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Why Don’t I Write? Challenges of an Aspiring WriterI’ve been sitting here this morning, thinking about all the reasons why I haven’t been writing lately. There are many reasons or excuses I…
May 27, 2019
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May 27, 2019
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What Travel Killed In Me: My Prejudices and Preconceptions!When I was nineteen, I lived in Haiti for two years. I was there as a Mormon missionary. It was one of the best things I could have done…
May 29, 2019
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May 29, 2019
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The Hash House Harriers: A Drinking Club with a Running ProblemHave you ever heard of the Hash House Harriers? The Hash House Harriers is an International running club that has been around since 1938…
Jun 1, 2019
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Recovering Mormon
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Life Is Short: Be Sure to Love the Ones You’re WithDealing with Grief
Jun 29, 2019
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Jun 29, 2019
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Journal of Journeys
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“Whatchou Wanna Get All Knowed-Up Fer?”I lived in Bakersfield, California, off and on, for 13 years of my life. I’ve become somewhat of a nomad since then, but ironically, 13…
Oct 15, 2019
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Journal of Journeys
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Addicted to World of Warcraft: Surely I’m Not The Only One“My name is Matt and I am addicted to playing World of Warcraft.”
Oct 23, 2019
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Oct 23, 2019
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What Makes a Great Movie? The Willing Suspension of DisbeliefThe Willing Suspension of Disbelief
Nov 22, 2019
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