Value the human race over arms race

So I guess that whole Mayan calendar end of the world thing kind of fell flat. Too bad, because I’ve always been quite curious about the Great Beyond. I picture a place where everyone would “do unto others” against a backdrop of brilliant blue skies...

Caution: Children at play

Like everybody this week, I was trying to get my head around what happened in Newtown, Connecticut. Not possible. I was thinking of the children there who won’t have Christmas this year, or ever again. It numbs the soul. I’m gonna go out on a piney,...

Holiday horoscope

Have you got all your shopping done? Cards mailed? Packages shipped? Menus planned? Tree trimmed? Halls decked? Celebrating the birth of Jesus is truly a joyous time. But the buildup to the birthday bash can also bring stress. What with all the bells and candy canes...

As the blood gushed from my thumb …

As the blood gushed from my thumb on Thanksgiving morning, I realized that I truly had much to be thankful for. Yes, thankful that my knife, like its owner, was not the sharpest one in the drawer — cause this was no time to go crying to the emergency room. First of...