‘Need to know’ a double-edged sword
I’m inquisitive by nature. No. Strike that. Inquisitive doesn’t begin to describe me. I must know everything. About everything. I hate being...
Just because something’s popular doesn’t make it right
The New York State Legislature did something last week that the vast majority of Americans support. And I wish they hadn’t. By an overwhelmi...
New pope inspires us all to be Catholic
I love the new pope. Before I really get into this, let me start by saying that I’m not Catholic. I’ve never practiced Catholicism and I hav...
Take no joy in Fred Phelps passing
I’ve written about schadenfreude before. It is the joy one takes in the misery of others. We all do it from time to time. But I take no joy ...
On fake blizzards, disappearing airplanes and ruining the Internet
When I was young, I walked to school. Uphill. We only had 20 channels and none of them were MTV. Wikipedia was called “the library.” And we ...
Another month brings more reasons to hope
Some might call me happy-go-lucky. Maybe I’m just easily amused. Or I have an uncanny ability to find silver linings and minor miracles. But...
Let businesses ban gays if they want
Wednesday Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer earned high praise from Democrats across the country for vetoing a bill put forth by the state’...
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