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of Taboo Subjects

Cinnamon Stillwell:

Weather used to be the only safe subject for those trying artfully to avoid the twin topics of discord: religion and politics. But, these days, merely remarking that "it's a nice day" or "stormy weather we've been having lately, eh?" is enough to elicit a tidal wave of doom and gloom. And it matters not whether it's hot or cold outside. All variations in temperature, I'm told by these self-described experts, stem from "global warming."

Another good line:

It tends to be assumed that all health food store shoppers are lefty wingnuts, but a few of us are ex-lefty wingnuts turned conservatives who simply like a little wheatgrass juice with our warmongering.

I assume that Stillwell had hippie parents that named her Cinnamon. So I wonder what her middle name might be... Moonbeam? Cinnamon Moonbeam has an awfully nice ring to it.