Today is a holiday for me; I am sitting and thinking about Windows Product Activation while crunching on dry spaghetti and listening to The Clovers croon, “One Mint Julep was the cause of it all.” It’s a funny old life; … Continue reading
Emotions are like a leaky roof. A leaky roof is always leaky; its real state (the truth of it) never changes. But the experience changes on a daily basis and is entirely dependent on the weather. God’s purpose for us … Continue reading
In short, our baby boom drop-outs did not leave the Presbyterian church in search of salvation or enlightenment; they left because religion itself had become low on their list of personal priorities. They pray occasionally, they hold Jesus in high … Continue reading
The $1,000,000 Dinosaur Apparently, people pay a lot of money for dinosaur bones. At least, they do at dinosaur bone auctions. I wonder why. Granted, near-complete allosaurus skeletons don’t exactly grow on trees – how big a tree would that … Continue reading
“Be all you can be.” It was the slogan of the US Army for twenty years. It’s a lie. It’s a lie because what it means – what it intends to convey – is that the US Army holds the … Continue reading
Why do toddlers lie? Because they’re smart – according to the BBC. “Toddlers who lie will do better”, is the BBC headline. The gist of the article? In a toddler, lying is a sign of development and intelligence. The director … Continue reading