Your Undivided Attention
I think I’ve established already that I’m a cranky old man who just doesn’t get the kids these days. But there is one thing of which I am thoroughly convinced:… Read more »
Category: Thoughts in Progress
That sinking feeling…
As I read Ilya Shapiro’s Opinion piece at cnn.com, I was struck by two paragraphs that I think get to the heart of the problem. In the first, he says,… Read more »
A Coming Difficulty
I’m going to try to keep this as uncontroversial as I can. Chalk it up as an opinion piece and not so much “this is the way it is and… Read more »
A Faith by Force?
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post generally asking, “If you don’t believe in my God, why are you so opposed to him?” I wondered why, if my God… Read more »
Random thoughts…
I didn’t fault her for looking strange. As a matter of fact, that’s what I liked about her. This was the thought that came to mind when I saw the… Read more »
Our Ignorant and Impatient Youth
I once heard a man at the height of a heated debate ask the other, “How old are you?” When his opponent responded “23,” the questioner said “Well, I’m 34. … Read more »
What world is this?
I read the Aldous Huxley novel Brave New World many years ago, and while I’m able to recall it’s plot vaguely after all this time, the sentiment conjured simply by… Read more »
There’s nothing as…
…hot as a bagel out of the toaster. …cold as a Garmin heart-rate monitor strap. …sharp as the corner of a blister pack for pills. If there are any others,… Read more »
Thoughts of life and of death…
Early morning solitary bicycle rides are wonderful for a few reasons. I love the cool quietness of the day and the beauty of the world waking up. But these rides… Read more »
And it was…
I was sitting there casually talking to my doctor today when I realized it was September. I mean, that should be a totally unremarkable realization – almost a joke, really… Read more »