The end of 2011, that is. Hope everyone survived, maybe even enjoyed, the holidays. I can't quite believe that it is over. The lack of snow has thrown me for a loop. I am still listening to Christmas music and slogging my way through the remainder of the baked goods explosion in my kitchen.... Continue Reading →
Too Much Doubt
Troy Davis is scheduled to be executed tonight. Sickening. I will say a prayer for him at 7:00 pm. "But what then is capital punishment but the most premeditated of murders, to which no criminal's deed, however calculated it may be, can be compared? For there to be equivalence, the death penalty would have... Continue Reading →
Day 2 of Rain
Rain, rain, go away... Hurricane Irene has made her way to New England. So far we've just had rain; I don't think it has been horribly windy yet. I am keeping my fingers crossed that we don't lost power. And, I guess I should be hoping and praying that no flooding occurs, since I... Continue Reading →
Quotes for the Day
"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed." —Martin Luther King Jr. "Freedom lies in being bold." —Robert Frost "Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better." —Albert Camus "There can be no real freedom without the freedom to fail." —Erich Fromm
Quote for the Day
Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity. —Christopher Morley
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