The Destiny of Free Will
For centuries, wise men have debated the question: do our choices matter? Are we able to change the course of history, even if it’s only . . . read
On Patience
Patience is perhaps the most invisible virtue. We know we own it completely when we don’t feel it at all. The instant we are aware of it we are in danger of losing it. Patience contains its own . . . read
On Genius
We have a tendency, in our daily usage, to cheapen the value of words. We choose them carelessly, tossing them out pell-mell, as if sheer volume were a substitute . . . read
On Gifts
People are weird. Everyone thinks that he or she is superb at something, even if that something should happen to be monumentally trivial. Regardless of . . . read
It’s Not About the Taxes
I hope my fellow Americans aren’t straining too hard to figure out why Mittens Romney won’t release his tax returns. It’s not because it will make transparent that he . . . read
Unbelievable
“We feel strongly that the Paterno issue, if you will, or honoring Coach Paterno is a sensitive one. It’s going to take a lot of dialogue with the community. We want to be . . . read
We Still Aren't Learning the Lessons of Penn State
The inescapable conclusions of the Freeh report demonstrate a complete loss of institutional controls at Penn State and a totally corrupted college culture in which precious . . . read
Government by God
If queried on the subject, I suspect all Republican candidates for president would confess to having a “personal relationship with God.” In fact, their connection with the . . . read
I Love This State
“I love this state! It seems right here! Trees are the right height!” — Mitt Romney at a campaign stop in Michigan, which he characterized as his home state although none . . . read
The Thick Red Line
Now that the Republican race for president has chased all the ideological rats out of the GOP sewer and into the open, it’s no longer possible to pretend there are any . . . read
Wanna Bet?
During one of the earlier, 7-ring Republican Circus debates, Mitt Romney interrupted Rick Perry while the latter was struggling to explain how the former had changed his . . . read
The Things I Cannot Have . . . read
Wishful Thinking . . . read
Restless Soul . . . read
You Don't Have the Right! . . . read
There's a Reason Why They Call It "Falling" in Love . . . read
New Age Rag . . . read
Don't Assume It's Been Said Before . . . read
Behind Those Eyes . . . read
Where Did My Breath Go? . . . read
A Little Less of You . . . read
How I Love the Me I See in You . . . read
I Could but I Won't . . . read
Song Contest Winning Lyrics . . . read
The Soapless Soap Dish And Other Tales of Domestic Bliss
I am an idiot. I willfully, with as much knowledge and forethought as I thought the subject merited, did place a slightly used bar of soap in the soap dish. As I said . . . read
Prayers for the Rest of Us
One of the great shortcomings of any Great Religion is a distinct absence of any Humor, at least from the faithful’s perspective. Curiously . . . read
Stepping Into the Stream
Among the many ways to define the boundary between good skiers and great skiers is that the former tend to be obsessed with technique . . . read
On Presence
When we say certain people have “real presence,” we don’t just mean that they physically occupy space, but that they somehow manage to animate . . . read
On Portals, or, A Brief Guide to Time Travel
All big mountains are gravity-fed playgrounds. Every descent is another opportunity to step into the gravity stream and ride it in such harmony that movement . . . read
The Tipping Point, or, You Can't Get There From Here
There’s a folk tale attributed to native Vermonters that begins with a lost tourist asking for directions and ends with the curt advice, “You can’t get there from here." . . . read
