Special Debate Edition
2012-10-04 – So Romney did well. How did that happen? To me, it happened because he entirely changed the nature of his major programs. Don’t know if that constitutes a […]
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Limeriques du Jour
2012-10-03 – Many years ago I wrote a limerick a day and called it Limeriques du Jour. I was talking about that with my family last night and my sister-in-law […]
Voter Suppression
2012-10-01 – Two videos are floating around the Internet to tell the story about Republican effort to suppress the vote. It’s an old story, but it has new vigor this […]
Becoming an Expert
2012-09-29 – When I started in my current career, I was called an editor, though I wasn’t hired for any editorial skills I may have had. I was hired for […]
Faux Chastity
2012-09-28 – The Amtrak route between La Crosse, WI and Chicago is well traveled by Amish. I don’t know about other Amtrak routes, but this one is and it was […]
The Gate of Heaven
2012-09-26 – The gate of heaven closes tonight. But don’t worry, it happens every year at the close of Yom Kippur. Jews have confessed their sins and repented. If you […]
The Setting Sun
2012-09-24 – This evening I watched the sun set over the bluffs in western Wisconsin from my Amtrak train from Chicago to La Crosse. Tomorrow’s sunset will bring the start […]
Do You Call That a Fast?
2012-09-22 – Wednesday is the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, when Jews around the world will fast for a day and repent their sins. On Wednesday afternoon, when Jews are […]
Days of Awesomeness
2012-09-21 – Yomim Nora’im, the Days of Awe are the 10 days from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur. Today is day 5 (day 6 at sundown). My last two posts […]
I’m Sorry
2012-09-19 – Monday I talked about sin and this season of repentance. My cousin’s daughter Em posted this on my Facebook page in response: “If only people [asked for forgiveness] […]
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