The Missing Piece
My friend Benny doesn’t seem to understand things. I’ll listen to him talk, and I know when he’s going off the tracks. Sometimes it’s subtle. Sometimes his derailment is a… Read more »
Category: Thoughts in Progress
All the Presidents
To commemorate our upcoming election, a parable. Now that Korea’s former president, Lee Myung-bak, heads back to jail, I’m reminded of a kind of idiosyncrasy of the Korean political system… Read more »
Time for a little self-reflection…
Here’s the deal. I’m painfully introverted. So I was a bit interested this morning when one of my favorite podcasts featured an interview with Holley Gerth, the author of The… Read more »
So I Voted…
Well, I voted. I almost didn’t, but as I like to tell just about everyone who listens, “don’t ever shut the door on a chance.” You can always back out… Read more »
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 »
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 »