How different are dog fighting and football
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 Posted in Right Conduct, Science | 1 Comment »A recent article in The New Yorker, Offensive Play How different are dog fighting and football? By Malcolm Gladwell, explores the effect of extreme contact sports like football and boxing on the human brain. For an American male, I’m a bit ...
Objective should be to make the U.S. self-sufficient in marijuana
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 Posted in Politics | 1 Comment »Here is the link to the article in the Wall Street Journal Saving Mexico I’m not a big fan of drugs. I’ve seen them ruin too many lives. I’m also not a big fan of keeping drugs illegal. That is also ...
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 Posted in Book Reviews | No Comments »The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour by James D. Hornfischer available at Amazon.com I don't normally read books on war or military actions. I originally started to ...
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Understanding Islam
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 Posted in Book Reviews, Religion | No Comments »The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Islam by Yahiya Emerick available at Amazon.com I read this book for two reasons. First, I've appointed myself the task of learning about the various world religions. Secondly, I have an Arabic friend (stay away ...
A Question of Etiquette
Monday, December 28th, 2009 Posted in Religion, Right Conduct | 13 Comments »Let me see if I can set the situation for you. Relatives of mine were making a trip, and they needed a place to stay overnight. My girlfriend has a large home and was more than willing to accommodate their ...
Eating Animals – Jonathan Safran Foer
Monday, December 28th, 2009 Posted in Book Reviews, Right Conduct | 2 Comments »Eating Animals – Jonathan Safran Foer available at Amazon.com This is an easy book to read. This is a hard book to read. It is easy in that it is well written, not overly dense, and well researched. It is hard ...
Outside my window on a rainy day
Thursday, December 24th, 2009 Posted in Life | 1 Comment »Heard outside my apartment window on a rainy day. There was the patter of little feet running. Then a woman's voice commanding loudly, “Stop, don't do that." This was followed very quickly by the sounds of splashing and a little girl's voice softly ...
Best Deal Auto Repair
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 Posted in Randomness, Right Livelihood | No Comments »Best Deal Auto Repair 5260 Elmore Road Memphis, TN 38134 Dear Gerald, I have used your services twice now. I want to tell that I have been well pleased both times, especially so the last time. As you know, a young woman with less than ...
Love Means
Monday, December 21st, 2009 Posted in Life | No Comments »Rev. Joe, would you put this on your site somewhere? "To love means not imposing our own powers on your fellow man but to offer him your help. And if he refuses it , to be proud that he can do ...
