It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument. –William G. McAdoo
Friday Evening
And I’m without my sambear. POUT! He’s still at work. I’ve gotten VERY spoiled because this is maybe the second or third time that’s happened with his current job. When he was at VNHS, it was a constant thing. I…
Teens and Driving
Getting a driver’s license has been a major rite of passage for American teens for decades. It’s a move towards increased independence and responsibility. Being able to drive means it’s far easier to get to a job, go out with…
Georgia Teacher Has Student Thrown Out the Window
I’m including the full article, as it won’t be available online long and they want registration before you can read it. Teacher resigns after girl tossed out window Associated Press Published on: 04/23/04 A teacher at a Newton County school…
Friday Miscellany
The woman who took this picture AND her husband have been fired because of the photograph. I’m not putting this particular photo behind a cut. Yep, that’s a very dangerous photograph, isn’t it? It is if you’re trying to keep…
On Love
Bishop John Shelby Spong, A New Christianity for a New World, 2001 When we human beings know love, we seem to grow. Love is present in embryonic forms in all aspects of life. It is seen when subhuman species of…
Spring
Spring –Mary Oliver from New and Selected Poems Somewhere a black bear has just risen from sleep and is staring down the mountain. All night in the brisk and shallow restlessness of early spring I think of…
Posting Here and There
I’ve been trying not to post if I’m just going to whine—why subject others to the negativity? Obviously, I slipped up yesterday. Happy thing—I didn’t take a BC pill this morning, and I’m not experiencing nearly as much nausea. Thank…
Member of Curves? Guess Who You’re Supporting?
I’ve heard very nice things about Curves. I even considered poking my nose into one. Well, I won’t be doing so now. The founder gives 10% of his profits to anti-choice groups like Operation Save America – that’s the current…
More Poetry
The Other Door By John Isbell This poem, if read right, Unlocks the secrets of the universe. It contains a galaxy. It contains an archipelago of galaxies. It contains an ant. It contains a sunset. It contains number and geometry.…