A pleasant surprise

Saturday, 29 August 2009, 10:55 | Category : Uncategorized
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An old saw goes something like this:
Never eat at a restaurant called “Mom’s” unless the only other choice in town is named “Eats.”
So it was a happy accident the other day since we’re not keen on stopping at a place named “Cheese” any more than one named “Coffee.” But, this stop was urgent: “If you [...]

Stars

Friday, 28 August 2009, 20:43 | Category : Events, Time Less Well Spent
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I love stars but, unfortunately, don’t see many. This week, resting from a day of hiking, we sat listening to the gentle wash of Lake Superior’s waves against the rocks below. The sky just 12 miles from the Duluth city limits was brilliant with stars and the light brush of the Milky Way.
We live in [...]

Being Cool to The Pizza Guy

Wednesday, 12 August 2009, 21:07 | Category : Uncategorized
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Everyone should have a job that teaches humility. This piece on NPR is terrific:
If I have one operating philosophy about life it is this: “Be cool to the pizza delivery dude; it’s good luck.” Four principles guide the pizza dude philosophy.
this i believe, Sarah Adams, Port Orchard, WA

Is Truth Ineffective

Tuesday, 11 August 2009, 21:41 | Category : Books, Uncategorized
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Is it naive to believe that in our free society that the truth will percolate through the density of lies in the debate over health care reform? If legislation in its current forms are so bad, won’t the truth defeat them? If so, then why the lies? Does something rest below the surface?
The keenest fact [...]

White House Warns Rush: Nazi Talk Puts You On “Thin Ice”

Friday, 7 August 2009, 16:12 | Category : Uncategorized
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This is a grand and self-defeating tantrum by people who lost an election and can’t see “my America” being led by a proud, strong, intelligent black man. There is a seething racism just below the surface of these protesters, thus the obsession with the three clowns in Pittsburgh “guarding” the election site. Rush should read [...]

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