So Many Churches
2013-09-24 – When we drive through rural Iowa and Illinois, we often stay clear of the interstates. We like the scenery and it is interesting to see all the towns. […]
Tag Archives: philosophy
Diogenes Day Is Coming
2013-09-15 – Last April Fools’ Day I proposed having a kind of anti-April Fools’ Day on October 1. It is called Diogenes Day, named after the ancient Greek cynic who […]
For the Sin
2013-09-05 – For doubters like myself, it pays, once in a while, to acknowledge the good side of religion. So much of what we hear about the so-called faithful are […]
Driving In the Dark
2013-09-03 – The sixty or so miles from Dubuque, IA to Freeport, IL is mostly a winding and hilly two-lane highway—US 20. And at night it is dark. It’s […]
We Are Not at War
2013-09-01 – My mother is 85 years old. She lives 2,000 miles away in an assisted living home in Los Angeles. She is losing her memory. She sometimes gets disoriented. […]
On Your Left
2013-08-25 – I’ve written about this before, but I have to do it again. I hate bicyclists who say “on your left” as they overtake you on shared paths in […]
Best Dog In the Whole Wide House
2013-08-22 – If Tuesday’s count-your-blessings post didn’t make you want to puke, I’m going to press forward with my new-found positivity. Today I’m going to talk about how much I […]
Laughs and Tells Jokes
2013-08-20 – In 2004, I wrote the following post: “It is a Jewish tradition to count our blessings each day. There are blessings that form a part of the daily […]
Anger As a Cultural Value
2013-08-05 – Robert Reich writes about anger in America and chalks it up to social inequality, with a little help from the media and social media. I have no quarrel, […]
Rat Heaven
2013-08-13 – Scientists at the University of Michigan have discovered signs that rats have near-death experiences (NDEs) similar to those reported by humans when the heart stops beating and […]
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