Friday, September 14, 2012

No time for the faint-hearted

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U.S. Consulate Buildings Burn in Libia I know many Muslims are peace-loving people who just want to get on with their own lives. But...
Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Where Were You When JFK Died?

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I was just finishing up the leek and potato soup, having a sit and listening to a retrospective of 9/11, and someone was asked where he...

Was 9/11 Really Necessary?

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  Let’s get this straight from the get-go: the people who died, or were injured or were the heroes that worked the sites should forever ...
Monday, September 10, 2012

The Road Not Taken

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  I had a chance this morning to reread “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost (1). A small poem full of promise and words to make us...
Friday, September 7, 2012

I Hate Politicians and War.

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In 2008, a young man was driving along a country road when his life was changed forever. An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonated ...
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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Said Miss Mona to Ed Earl: You know what really burns my ass?

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Sal and Woody, only younger Over the weekend we, Sal and I, got together with an old friend to celebrate his 84 th birthday. He is sho...

I Am Not a Boomer!

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Boomers have 5 times the rate of infection of Hepatitis C than the rest of the population (1). They die in disproportionate numbers from...
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Time is Up.

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An old friend sent me a column by Chris Hedges (1) with this note: “ I thought of you when I read this this morning. Our old conversation ...
Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Sow and Reap. Just leave me out of it.

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It is almost that time again. Almost time to give up, again. Yes, I have given up before, and once even gave up giving up ( http://www.blo...
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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Merely the Imposition of Religion. What is Wrong With That?

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Note Priest on right.Notic all the people getting tortured. Vatican Investigating Girl Scouts for Links to Safe-Sex Education Group...