Monthly Archives: March 2014

Name dropping is the practice of casually mentioning famous people as if they were our close friends in order to impress others. It’s a way of saying, “I am important because of who I know.” Of course it might be … Continue reading →

Shakespeare wrote, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet.” (Romeo and Juliet II, ii, 1-2) That may be true on the surface. However, there is much to be said … Continue reading →

Ordinarily I wouldn’t run two poems so close together, but this one ties in so well with my series on fairness that I thought I’d run it this week. Enjoy!     If God Should Go on Strike From the … Continue reading →

Is God fair? Probably not – at least not by human standards… If I had a chocolate cake and eight children who wanted dessert I would probably take great pains to make sure I cut eight pieces of cake precisely … Continue reading →

Why? By Barbara Dahlgren We go through life asking why. Why did my loved one have to die? Why did they choose my house to rob? Why did I have to lose my job? Why did the Stock Market take … Continue reading →