There’s something I’ve wondered about on and off for a while, but Brian’s line in Burden of Proof got me thinking of it again:
“If you count “spiritual” it encompasses about 70% of all scientists.”
I used to assume that “spiritual” meant “religious,” but then I got out into the great big world and people weren’t […]
A US public High School student was recently arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. His crime was a violent, rambling, and poorly written essay completed as part of a creative writing exercise in his English class. It is quite clear from the essay, which is now available several places on the net including here, that […]
Very recently, the major Catholic and Protestant parties combined and created a power-sharing government in Northern Ireland. Although still tied to London for major policies,
“The parties will share responsibility for the ministries with the DUP [Protestant Democratic Unionist Party] running the finance, economy, environment and culture portfolios and Sinn Fein taking on education, regional development […]
My mother is elderly and in poor health. She is like many older folks in that much of her daily life centers on doctors’ offices with occasional side trips to the ER, and periodic hospital admittance. I worry about her, but have assuaged that worry over the years with the sure knowledge that she has […]
In a recent column for the Washington Post entitled Fuzzy Climate Math, George Will raises his concerns about the impact of public indoctrination concerning global warming. This indoctrination is being conducted by what he calls the “media entertainment-environmental complex”. This seems to be phrase of Will’s own creation, intended (I think) to belittle and demonize […]
So, what’s the scandal du jour? Paul Wolfowitz, president of the World Bank, has recently admitted that he “signed off on Riza’s [his girlfriend’s] promotion and salary increase without a review by an ethics committee nor the board’s chairman.”
To his credit, Wolfowitz has admitted to the action and stated it was a mistake. As I […]
Many posts ago (“And Now for Something Completely Different”), Rick commented that each person has a line he won’t cross. Do I? This was an interesting challenge for me since I also wrote “Shades of Gray,” suggesting that I don’t see topics in black and white as I did when I was younger. But do […]
In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve blatantly ripped off Nick’s closing from a recent post (thank you, Nick). This phrase, “barely human,” sums up how I feel much of the time. Just this morning, in fact.
I often wonder what it means to be part of the human race. Now, it could be argued that […]
Remember the old phrase, “Don’t talk religion or politics”? If you stay away from such topics, you’ll get along; there will be no arguing. Like many clichés, it doesn’t tell all…there are plenty of other causes for conflict (in the family in which I grew up, that’d be sports). Also, like a lot of […]
Introduction: This post is a follow-up to a follow-up. Two of the websites I’ve sited here are extensive; I say that not to discourage you from seeking them out but to know that I’m not even attempting to summarize them. I’m just commenting on some points that struck me. I suggest you to hit the […]
