Monthly Archives: April 2016

The Other Side of This Life

“My whole world’s in an uproar, my whole world’s upside down Don’t know what I’m doin’ here, but I’m always hangin’ around And that’s another side to this life, I’ve been leading And that’s another side to this life.” –from … Continue reading

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Adieu

It’s in a clearing up ahead, the top of the hill and sea-town far below the ocean wide and vista-ed. They’re up ahead, all of them, those you miss and still love waiting there for you parents, old friends, even … Continue reading

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The Kids Aren’t Alright

We’ve seen it all of late in the West. Now a 7-year-old brutally beating up her helpless infant baby brother and some grade 1ers planning to poison a classmate. Hence, the relevance of  Lord of the Flies and The Bad Seed. There seems … Continue reading

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On Unnecessarily Politicizing Public Transit and Creating a National War ‘Within’

Life used to be simpler. especially for 5, 10, 15, and 20-year-olds before 2010 thereabouts. When confronted with a questionnaire or survey, a person was given two choices for gender: Male or Female. Now a local transit survey offers the … Continue reading

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“Context is all”–John Updike

It sure is. smaller, specific details————————————larger, general contexts On the imaginary continuum above, there are specific, separate details which have their own merit, especially in helping us to perceive and know more carefully and fully. God can be in the … Continue reading

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Precocious 4-year-old

Him: “Mommy, what’s 8 plus 5?” Mother: “You can add it up on your fingers.” Him: “But I don’t have 13 fingers.”

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