Quote for the week
“It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who [...]
Ours is just a little sorrowed talk
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Happy Thanksgiving
If you find yourself with a group of people you try to avoid the rest of the year, here’s how to get through the holiday meal with a smile. Enjoy your day.
Gratitude this holiday season
I like how the start of the Christmas/Chanukah/Kwanzaa/Winter Solstice/Shop Till You Drop season begins with Thanksgiving. Yes, I’m aware of the damage done to our Native Americans and all the horrors our European forefathers brought to this nation including, but not limited to, smallpox, slavery, and partially hydrogenated oils. However. I choose (and it is [...]
For mature audiences only
The following are public service announcements meant to help and inform. Take what you need and disregard the rest. Venting helps prevent thoughts from turning into tumors. Handle it. –If you cannot respond to someone’s hurt or heartbreak with compassion or an ounce of warmth, don’t respond at all. Seriously. Go in peace, but umm…yeah…go. [...]
Trapped in his own body for 23 years and misdiagnosed as “vegetative,” does this change your mind about Terri Schiavo?
After a horrific car accident twenty-three years ago, Rom Houben was believed to be in a coma. Doctors said he was in a vegetative state and, as a result, couldn’t understand or communicate with those around him. Almost three years ago, with the help of a super-duper scanner, neurologist Steven Laureys discovered that Houben’s brain [...]
He comes by it honestly.
Saturday morning, my parents came over for breakfast before taking our nine and a half year-old sons to the USF Bulls game and a sleepover. In exchange for giving us twenty-four child-free hours so we could nap and surf the Internet, Husband thought the least we could do was fix them some toast and orange [...]
Quote for the week
“The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life.”
Just find the horizon. I promise you, it’s not as far as you think.
Disproportionately blessed...
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