Why do many of us treat those who will soon control our destinies poorly? In this story “obtuse” pretty well covers it. Recently my spouse and I were flying on a domestic flight that offered a meal en route for a price. Looking over the placard menu, a young man sitting at the window in […]
Archive | March, 2012
Coptic Christians and the passing of Pope Shendouda III
Saturday morning’s news reported the death of Pope Shendouda III leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church. The 88-year-old passed away in Egypt after leading the church for 40 years. I first heard the phrase Coptic Christians as the Arab Spring wafted into Egypt last year. Not remembering if I had ever heard the phrase before […]
Drunk Driving, Death, and Ignition Interlocks
Saturday I came across an AP report of the sentencing of a 39 year old man to seven years in prison for violating the conditions of a prior release. He had been arrested in Virginia in 2006 with a blood alcohol content of .28, an open container in the vehicle, and two four year old […]
Wicca and the Department of Veterans Affairs
Fernley, Nevada is an unlikely place for a national controversy. A junction town about 35 miles east of Reno where you have to decide whether to stay on I-80 going east or take the “Loneliest Road in America” (US50) east through Fallon and on to Ely, Nevada. Amazon has a warehouse in Fernley and the […]
