Saturday mornings are a special time for me. I remember a song from my childhood called “On Saturday Morning.” It’s a time of coffee, relaxation, maybe some NPR on in the background. I have always loved Saturday mornings. This one started badly. My night had been full of nightmares. I had a dream in which water was pouring in through all the windows of a very strange room, and when I got up from my bed to investigate, I found…
I get a lot of forwarded messages like these. This time, it was from a valued friend. Here was the forwarded note, which I’ve received several times, and then my response. Boy! this hits the nail right on the head. In light of the many perversions and jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke, it’s not funny, it’s intended to get you thinking. Billy Graham’s…
It’s as though JWs have taken over my country – half of us seem to think that it’s perfectly ok to move from liberty to greedy doublespeaking pseudo-theocracy.
A neighborhood grandma came to my door with her own propaganda kit – focused on the argument that (get this) Bush was the moral choice! Tragically, tragically misinformed Americans among us.
There’s been some controversy this week about Teresa Heinz Kerry. What is being reported is that she made a “comment” or a “slur” against Laura Bush. Actually, when she was asked by USA Today if she would be a different kind of First Lady, she replied: “Well, you know, I don’t know Laura Bush. But she seems to be calm, and she has a sparkle in her eye, which is good, but I don’t know that she’s ever had a…
These are the quotations that struck me today. When love is gone, there’s always justice.And when justice is gone, there’s always force.And when force is gone, there’s always Mom.Hi, Mom! –Laurie Anderson To produce things and to rear them,To produce, but not to take possession of them,To act, but not to rely on one’s own ability,To lead them, but not to master them –This is called profound and secret virtue. –Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu America is the only country…