Slope of Hope Blog Posts

Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.

Bald-Faced Predictions

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Although I’ve been writing for Slope over twenty years, I don’t think I’ve ever indulged in the end-of-year prediction schtick. I suppose since I live every waking hour trying to predict the future, it’s never really occurred to me to make a special effort for the new year, but………..I feel like it! Thus, I’m going to make some easy predictions, some hard predictions, and some predictions about Slope itself. Check back in a year to see how I did!

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Best Posts of 2025 (Part 10 of 10)

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As I do at the end of every calendar year, I have gathered together what I consider the very best posts of the thousands that have been penned this year. There are so many, I’ve broken the list into ten parts, with one to be published each day.

Here are today’s:

Best Posts of 2025 (Part 9 of 10)

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As I do at the end of every calendar year, I have gathered together what I consider the very best posts of the thousands that have been penned this year. There are so many, I’ve broken the list into ten parts, with one to be published each day.

Here are today’s:

Best Posts of 2025 (Part 8 of 10)

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As I do at the end of every calendar year, I have gathered together what I consider the very best posts of the thousands that have been penned this year. There are so many, I’ve broken the list into ten parts, with one to be published each day.

Here are today’s:

Best Posts of 2025 (Part 7 of 10)

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As I do at the end of every calendar year, I have gathered together what I consider the very best posts of the thousands that have been penned this year. There are so many, I’ve broken the list into ten parts, with one to be published each day.

Here are today’s: