Monthly Archives: November 2011
The Achilles heel of democracy.
Otherwise known as the downside of popularity. Popularity always carries a price. As long as we are trying to earn approval from others we must be prepared to sacrifice our Read the rest of this entry
The joke about feeding people
“Since we know it’s impossible for us to feed this mob let’s play the game for the fun of it.” Andrew, Simon’s brother, joined in the bantering. “Here’s a boy with few small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”
The Ultimate Free Lunch
A huge crowd began to follow Jesus because they saw what he was doing, liked what they saw and wanted more of it. As they approached, Jesus asked Philip a strange question, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” Read the rest of this entry
Jesus is what I want him to be.
While I was waiting for my laundry load to finish I flicked through the inevitable Watchtower publication (they’re strong on delivering their literature in laundry rooms, maybe they figure it will reach people who are into cleanliness Read the rest of this entry
Defeating the Twins of Darkness.
For those of you who don’t understand Reaganomics, it’s based on the principle that the rich and the poor will get the same amount of ice. In Reaganomics, however, the poor get all of theirs in winter. Read the rest of this entry
The evil twin of prejudice.
He was a great football player and she was an awesome model. They were rich and did all the right things that rich people should do. There were rumors about infidelity and temper tantrums but we expect to find these things in the truly great. Obviously they are role models for us all, if only we could be like them! Read the rest of this entry
The Flip Side of Prejudice
I love the scene in “Jungle to Jungle” where the New York lady meets the boy from the Amazon and shouts, “Welcome to America!” when she talks to him. She’d made some underlying assumptions: Read the rest of this entry
Who are you trying to kid that less is ever enough?
Our minds reject the idea as preposterous. Less can never be more! Or can it? Is it possible to have too much of a good thing and in the process to discover that the abundance destroys the worth? Read the rest of this entry
Is contentment just another name for being a slacker?
“The test is tomorrow! Have you even looked at the pages the prof. wants us to read? There are at least 150 pages and it’s all so hard.”
“Whatever. I don’t have time to read all that crap. I’ve got a serious video game to play. I skimmed 30 or 40 pages but it’s against my religion to cram on Tuesdays. Chill, it’s only worth 10% of the final grade anyway.” Read the rest of this entry
The Secret to Contentment in Life
It starts early in life and it often finishes late. In fact, it begins pretty much from the day we are born and maybe when they read our will it passes to the following generations. It’s a very simple Read the rest of this entry
