Why Faith Needs Doubt
I read an article recently about an Ebola quarantine center in Liberia that was looted – for many reasons, I’m sure – but among them was that the mob truly … Continue reading
Ironic
Isn’t it ironic that the more you earn, the less time you have to spend it? As if income inequality wasn’t bad enough, we have boredom inequality as well. … Continue reading
Facts are Facts…. Right?
I’ve got a confession to make. I want everything to be simple, easy, cut-and-dry. I am a literalist. If I say something, that’s what I mean. If you’re dropping subtle … Continue reading
America’s Political Future: Where Will the Next Generation Take Us?
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but it seems to me that the American political system has gone all weird lately. So many of the established powers are cooked up … Continue reading
Looking at the World through its Parents
More and more I am realizing how much society is driven by parents. I don’t just mean our society – but all societies ever. I don’t think there is any … Continue reading
Time for a Pick-Me-Up
When a tragedy strikes us unexpectedly like the one that took place in Boston yesterday, it makes us pause and consider our humanity – its frailty, its potential for evil … Continue reading
Parallel Universes and Circumstances
Beginning in my pre-teenage years, I often entertained this thought: What if I had been raised in a completely different situation? Something not White Upper Middle Class, not nuclear family, … Continue reading
I Can’t Wait to Get Old
You’re all going to think that I’m crazy. But ever since I was a kid, I’ve been looking forward to being an old lady. It started out when I noticed … Continue reading
Have women got it wrong?
This morning was another one of “those mornings”. My husband hadn’t slept very well. The kids (both toddler/preschool aged) were both up before I left for work. As they were … Continue reading
Health Care, Obamacare, and the white flag of surrender
I generally try to avoid politically charged topics on here, mostly because I think it’s unnecessarily divisive. Or, to put it more simply: I don’t like making people mad. More … Continue reading
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