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Thanksgiving 18 - Calculators
I am of the last generation to know what life was like before pocket calculators. Even that name is revealing; who calls them that...
sursumcorda, 18 November 2010 |
Thanksgiving 17 - Community Recycling
When I was young there was no such thing as recycling, per se . We still produced a whole lot less trash than the average family...
Thanksgiving 16 - Reproductive Freedom
Think “reproductive freedom” and what comes to mind? Birth control? Abortion-on-demand? The freedom, in...
Thanksgiving 15 - Sexual Harassment Rules
Overall, society has become much ruder, cruder, and lewder than it was 50, or even 25, years ago. But sexual harassment, if hardly...
Thanksgiving 14 - Digital Cameras
It’s okay—it’s good—to be thankful for small things, too. It may not be an earthshaking improvement, but...
Thanksgiving 13 - Fathers and Children
There’s no doubt the sociological upheavals caused by the so-called Women’s Liberation Movement have done much harm, but one...
Thanksgiving 12 - Cleaner Air and Water
It’s quite possible that the environment we live in is in worse shape now than 50 years ago, especially in places like China and...
The Swiss Speak . . . Latin?
I know I have better things to do then blog about this, but Joseph's still napping, so . . . I bought planner refill pages in Basel,...
Into the Silent Land
Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation , by Martin Laird (Oxford University...
Thanksgiving 11 - The All-Volunteer Military
What would today be without being thankful for our veterans, and all who work and sacrifice to protect the rest of us? In the spirit...
Thinking in Pictures
Thinking in Pictures : And Other Reports from My Life with Autism , by Temple Grandin (Vintage, 2006) (Expanded from the...
Thanksgiving 10 - Worldwide Communication and Travel
A couple of generations ago, overseas travel for pleasure was only for the rich. Even business travel was uncommon, unless one was...
Changes to the Front Page
I've removed the Feedjit live traffic feed from the panel on the right because of the ads that are now there. I didn't mind the...
Thanksgiving 9 - The End of Forced Bed Rest for Mildly...
Nobody likes to be sick, and especially nobody likes children to be sick. But if you are a child, today is a much better time than...
New Year's Resolution #11 - Practice Thanksgiving
The older I get, the easier it is to give in to the habit of grumbling. It's not easy to watch the world go to hell in a...
Thanksgiving 8 - Pants as Suitable Clothing for Girls and...
Among all the changes in the lives of females over the last 50 years, I rate the improvement in clothing options as one of the...
Thanksgiving 7 - Cooler Weather
Taking a slight diversion from my Good New Days series , today I am thankful for cooler weather. Fall has been terribly late in...
Healing through Exercise
Healing through Exercise: Scientifically-Proven Ways to Prevent and Overcome Illness and Lengthen Your Life , by...
Thanksgiving 6 - Ethnic Restaurants
When I was a child restaurant meals were very rare, the stuff of vacation travel and anniversary dinners. My father carried a...
No More Christian Nice Girl
No More Christian Nice Girl , by Paul Coughlin and Jennifer D. Degler (Bethany House, 2010) No More Christian Nice...
Thanksgiving 5 - Handicapped Access
I’m thankful for the progress we have made in welcoming people with handicaps into the mainstream of society. If you’re a...
Thanksgiving 4 - Better Baby Formula
I am thankful for the baby formula that is available today. I know. Me, the Notorious Despiser of Artificial Baby Feeding,...
Thanksgiving 3 - Openness in Politics
On the day after Election Day * I felt some commentary to be necessary, so I struggled to find something about our political system...
Thanksgiving 2 - Smoke-Free Living
Continuing with the Thanksgiving/Good New Days series, today (and every day) I am thankful for smoke-free restaurants, homes, airplanes,...
Thanksgiving 1 - The Good New Days
Liz at Smithical has issued a challenge to honor Thanksgiving by blogging about something we're thankful for each day of...