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Pray for The Gambia
One year ago we were five days away from embarking on our Gambian Adventure . (Yes, I'm all too aware that I still have most of that...
sursumcorda, 9 January 2017 |
Books Read in 2016
This was another good reading year, not a new record for quanity, but my second highest since beginning to keep track in 2010. Granted,...
Behind-the-Couch Table
I'm sure my creative readers will find ways to make this even better , but I love the way it takes up just a small amount of space...
Main-Travelled Roads
Main-Travelled Roads: Six Enduring Stories of the Midlands of America by Hamlin Garland (originally published 1891)...
Taking a Deep Breath
Maybe it's social media, maybe it's that those who present the news can't seem to do so without whipping up our fears and our anger, but...
It's a Great Time to Be a Parent
I was challenged by a friend's assertion: I am so glad I am not raising kids in these times . Neither of us is of an age...
Into the Atomic Age
Into the Atomic Age: A Plan of Action for Canada Now edited by Sholto Watt (Montreal Standard Publishing Company, 1946)...
Bigotry of a Different Sort
Why do people hate the rich? Perhaps it's simple jealousy, especially since we tend to define as "rich" anyone who has more money...
Celebrating Christmas
Reading my way through the massive World Encyclopedia of Christmas (thanks, Stephan and Janet!), I've come to be more understanding...
Life Skills for Children
Our daughter and son-in-law have always made a point of helping their six children acquire basic life skills at an early age. I've...
The Electoral College: Why the United States Was Never...
George Friedman has written a clear explanation of why we have the Electoral College . It's worth reading if you're one of those who...
The Power (or Not) of the Presidency
Here's another George Friedman article that asserts, Great leaders did not make history. History made them . He's...
Cute Things: End of 2016
I’m behind, so I’ll just copy what we have written down. Joseph 6 1/4 September “I really do...
The European Diaspora
I don't even know who George Friedman is, but I've read a number of his essays recently, and I'm hooked. From November 7, The European...
Rejoice with The Gambia, Pray for The Gambia
More surprising than Brexit, more shocking than the election of Donald Trump, is the news from the Gambia: President Yahya...
What Is a Trump Supporter?
What adjectives come to your mind when you think of someone who voted for Donald Trump? Racist, homophobic, sexist, xenophobic,...
Two Lessons from Ohio State 2016
It's far too early to have figured out all the ins and outs of the recent Ohio State killings, but two lessons seem clear to me. I...
Sadly, This One Is For Real
Fact-checking sensational headlines is more important than ever, and I just discovered how hard that can be. It started when my...
The Goodness in the World
It has been a hard week. It is hard not to fall into depression at the concentrated and violent hatred I have seen expressed....
The Differences of Sameness
I have been neglecting my Inspiration category. It's time to step back and take a deep breath. As with my previous post, this...
Chewy Cookies
Cookies. Back in 1992, a politician could cause a scandal by denigrating (whether intentionally or no) women who had chosen...
How We Can Sing the Lord's Song in a Strange Land
Below I have quoted 99% of a post I wrote eight years ago, following the election of Barack Obama. It was part of a series; all I've...
Maslow and the Election
A friend of a friend of a friend on Facebook posted an interesting and perceptive analysis of the election based on Maslow's hierarchy...
Random Post-Election Day Musings
I'll be blunt: The term "President Trump" sticks in my throat. I wouldn't have been any happier if Hillary Clinton had won, but at...
Random Pre-Election Day Musings
Someday I suppose I'll give in and sign up for an absentee ballot, just in case I happen to be out of town on Election Day. But "the...