<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[ronaldbaron]]></title><description><![CDATA[ronaldbaron]]></description><link>https://www.ronaldbaron.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 00:37:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ronaldbaron.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Under My Skin]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have got you, deep in the heart of me. So deep in my heart that you're really a part of me. I've got you under my skin. The skin.  The...]]></description><link>https://www.ronaldbaron.com/post/under-my-skin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65a1f8dcb72439bd4ad31322</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2024 02:51:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a98a5_093cddcf59f84aed9afe4b4ad1db741a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ron Baron</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Discontent of Our Age]]></title><description><![CDATA["Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save." –Will Rogers In an...]]></description><link>https://www.ronaldbaron.com/post/the-discontent-of-our-age</link><guid isPermaLink="false">656c910312f751664e926dfe</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Dec 2023 14:40:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a98a5_29ec59e9b86141e3ba7bf70d4cc0a1ff~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_900,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ron Baron</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Search of Moral Clarity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unless we offer something as meaningful, I fear the erosion of our civilisation will continue. And fortunately, there is no need to look...]]></description><link>https://www.ronaldbaron.com/post/in-search-of-moral-clarity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65511d378a5f350e62c30d33</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Nov 2023 18:53:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a98a5_504849ac0c3043e5a46c016f4b5fb938~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ron Baron</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trimming My Deplorable Bigoted Toenails]]></title><description><![CDATA[“A person who, because he has corns himself, always treads on other people's toes,” answered the Roman Candle in a low whisper; and the...]]></description><link>https://www.ronaldbaron.com/post/trimming-my-deplorable-bigoted-toenails</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65236a10b24e3bd147fbb5d1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2023 02:54:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a98a5_b24f9df6c6a64ed5a91b5973028bfa84~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ron Baron</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergency Room: Contagion in Room 223]]></title><description><![CDATA[If... If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster, and treat those two impostors just the same... They were lining up quickly. Some were...]]></description><link>https://www.ronaldbaron.com/post/emergency-room-contagion-in-room-223</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6505dcdcda04287634251150</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Sep 2023 16:54:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a98a5_b88e952f2b5447ce86f2a912c1ff4611~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ron Baron</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time to Hide the Cows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Or maybe it's time to stampede a herd through downtown so the citizens know where their ice cream comes from. My grandchildren love ice...]]></description><link>https://www.ronaldbaron.com/post/time-to-hide-the-cows</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64ea508d62d86d9c8046b1ae</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Aug 2023 19:31:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a98a5_0bf6d37385194220b0edfc9da645a6fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_797,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ron Baron</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm Not Getting a New Puppy till Climate Change Ends. Not Kidding!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Please join me at PetStrikers- NO new puppies or kittens till climate change ends. I don’t care how cute you think this little rat...]]></description><link>https://www.ronaldbaron.com/post/i-m-not-getting-a-new-puppy-till-climate-change-ends-not-kidding</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64c5e811af1d7ceb21c003f5</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jul 2023 04:46:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a98a5_8cb5212d435c43b29609248ecab67113~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ron Baron</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Leave What You Can't Take with You]]></title><description><![CDATA[In his foaming drool, he dug furiously- like a rabid dog. Frantic, frothy, and devilishly determined, the greedy evil character in the...]]></description><link>https://www.ronaldbaron.com/post/how-to-leave-what-you-can-t-take-with-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64763190e484b347e5de97d2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2023 17:30:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a98a5_51c1104290244fc09d66c3a8ce8f2000~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_526,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ron Baron</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[50th Year Class Reunion.  Should I Go?]]></title><description><![CDATA[“We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere.” – Tim McGraw The invitation,...]]></description><link>https://www.ronaldbaron.com/post/50th-year-class-reunion-should-i-go</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64541e9c1e32359fba90fd07</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2023 21:12:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a98a5_f4012191e8e2483bb6dc94c5058688ba~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ron Baron</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Life of A None]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every age has its heresies. Every age also sees a renewal of the general rule that faith must be attacked. C.S. Lewis Depending on how...]]></description><link>https://www.ronaldbaron.com/post/the-life-of-a-none</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64321471d6ab74f624241fae</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Apr 2023 01:32:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a98a5_77c45ce060a74367b0d136c2db48dd63~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_667,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ron Baron</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding Grandpa]]></title><description><![CDATA[“There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always...]]></description><link>https://www.ronaldbaron.com/post/finding-grandpa</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64114dac9c83f8421617444f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 06:54:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a98a5_3dd467fde9d148339c7aa18bced8ad67~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_500,h_690,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ron Baron</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duty vs. Intelligence- What Forrest Gump Taught Us About Each]]></title><description><![CDATA[“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.” ― Daniel J. Boorstin A single feather fluttering in...]]></description><link>https://www.ronaldbaron.com/post/duty-vs-intelligence-what-forrest-gump-taught-us-about-each</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63f24dd3828ed48e4297cf87</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2023 16:35:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a98a5_b813827e81fb48c7af3f4144f22e9972~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_774,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ron Baron</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evolutionary Psychology vs. The Fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lead us, Evolution, lead us up the future's endless stair. C.S. Lewis One of the most iconic cable TV advertisements is the one where an...]]></description><link>https://www.ronaldbaron.com/post/evolutionary-psychology-vs-the-fall</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63de9bd3a8d539023c1899a1</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2023 17:58:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a98a5_a025106b313c421c9626a5bcf0179bba~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ron Baron</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scaring Us to the Future]]></title><description><![CDATA["People ask me to predict the Future, when all I want to do is prevent it". Ray Bradbury It was a couple of years ago that I imagined the...]]></description><link>https://www.ronaldbaron.com/post/scaring-us-to-the-future</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63cc1cfdbdefae0e996eb2c8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2023 17:19:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a98a5_e1d934d35b8f4d9484c4fd0806a15628~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_753,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ron Baron</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holding Hattie]]></title><description><![CDATA[“I love these little people; and it is not a slight thing when they, who are so fresh from God, love us.” ― Charles Dickens For some...]]></description><link>https://www.ronaldbaron.com/post/holding-hattie</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63b8f8726aa83fa9236b8f19</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2023 04:49:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a98a5_c66d50f72ae94f57b8eec072f62cbbce~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_929,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ron Baron</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Harry.  He's the One in the Center.]]></title><description><![CDATA[“The man of power is ruined by power, the man of money by money, the submissive man by subservience, the pleasure seeker by pleasure.”...]]></description><link>https://www.ronaldbaron.com/post/meet-harry-he-s-the-one-in-the-center</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63a5f0d65ac5964c4461ee95</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2022 18:21:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a98a5_c033b59cfc9d4039b1abe7d93e65a60a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ron Baron</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Collisions: Bicycle Bars, Snowbanks, and Memories]]></title><description><![CDATA["Adults are just outdated children." Dr. Seuss We generally become aware of our grandparents when they’ve turned a whitish-grey. Well,...]]></description><link>https://www.ronaldbaron.com/post/collisions-bicycle-bars-snowbanks-and-memories</link><guid isPermaLink="false">639dffed414271a5aa4441c7</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2022 17:48:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a98a5_4f9a1753ec254c28bee438cac5f1017d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ron Baron</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grasshoppers. Food is Culture.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Food does more than sustain us. It is over which we tell most of our stories. Davos looks like a lovely place to visit. At nearly a mile...]]></description><link>https://www.ronaldbaron.com/post/grasshoppers-food-is-culture</link><guid isPermaLink="false">639220b9ee4a2c70dd8f12f5</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2022 17:43:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a98a5_16d4d3e277374726a8464fedffec367b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ron Baron</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Prisoner to my Perceptions]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Man really is stupid, phenomenally stupid. That is, he's by no means stupid, but rather he's so ungrateful that it would be hard to find...]]></description><link>https://www.ronaldbaron.com/post/a-prisoner-to-my-perceptions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">637ae95b5f7f26103b90902f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2022 03:09:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a98a5_7638f75d51e7499eb279dd4d861d608a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_754,h_549,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ron Baron</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Hysterical Histrionics]]></title><description><![CDATA[We stand today at a crossroads: One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other leads to total extinction. Let us hope we...]]></description><link>https://www.ronaldbaron.com/post/our-hysterical-histrionics</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63694ebb9439a9af61f66741</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 18:36:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a98a5_d08f9a7cfb2940078746e6c5666ce597~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ron Baron</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>