Three Cornered Hat
2013-02-25 – It is traditional on Purim to get so drunk that you can’t tell the difference between the hero of the day Mordechai and the villain Haman. It doesn’t […]
Tag Archives: Religion
Some Body
2013-02-24 – Human beings seem to like to imagine living without a body. It’s like everyone had a body like Stephen Hawking, wracked by disease, nothing but a drag. Hawking […]
A Different Description
2013-02-04 – My friend Bob came by today to tell me that he read The Shack over the weekend. The Shack is a best-selling book by Wm. Paul Young about […]
Amish Transport
2013-01-30 – I am riding Amtrak’s Empire Builder somewhere between Columbus and Milwaukee, WI. From the looks of things, we are getting close to Milwaukee. No more farms. Suburban homes […]
More Than Half Empty
2013-01-13 – Unless He makes Himself known in a completely unambiguous way, the debate over the existence of God will never be settled. At the moment, finding God is simply […]
You Only Live Once
2012-12-28 – I just learned of an interesting Internet acronym: YOLO. I have been seeing it around and assumed that it was a type of Greek yogurt. But it turns […]
So This Is Christmas
2012-12-24 – Every year I get tricked. Every year I try to hold the line against commercialism. Because, let’s face it, I’m cheap. And I like the peace on earth […]
A Limerick
2012-12-23 – A limerick: In truth the world’s soiled and gritty. Our destiny’s sorrow and pity. The salve is habitual Abuse of ritual, And cure is referred to committee. * […]
Thank God It’s Friday
2012-12-21 – Lots of talk these days about divine retribution, from the various reactions to the murders at Sandy Hook Elementary School, to the folks who attribute hurricanes to human […]
The Establishment Kills
2012-12-10 – Two follow-ups on yesterday’s post. The first follow-up is that Pioneer Tree Farm was closed. We drove all the way out there and saw the sign that appears […]
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