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• Herd Not Heard

  

  When mass shootings become commonplace, you might think bipartisan efforts would be made to stem the violence.  If so, you misunderstand how little the... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Learned Ghosts

  

  For one memorable year of what I call a career, I taught at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.  One in a series of near misses, this came close to becoming a... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• One, Two, Three

  

  The danger of statistics is that they turn an individual into a number.  A few days ago an article in the New York Times addressed the rare blood clots that som... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Who’s Upstairs?

  

  The other day the New York Times ran yet another article on UFOs. This topic, which has been maligned since the 1940s, is now being discussed without mockery... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Clippings

  

  Weren’t newspaper clippings more fun than bookmarks?  For one thing, bookmarks are hidden away in your browser where they proliferate like bunnies in April. Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Street Teaching

  

  When I’m out on the street—not so often these days—I’m sometimes accosted with strange questions.  This has happened to me quite a few times over the years. Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Helpful Horror

  

  It’s pretty obvious when you meet one. A horror fan, that is. For one thing, they’re mostly decent people who often feel like outcasts for their tastes. They... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Lines and Silver

  

  If you’re thinking about silver linings, here’s one to ponder: waiting in lines has, with certain exceptions, disappeared during the pandemic.  Yes, some... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Not Out Loud

  

  I’ve been thinking of funny things lately.  Literally.  You see, while many of us are waiting for vaccines or any sign of hope, it’s natural to try to cheer... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Rabbit Years

  

  A childhood horror movie that I only recall in the most wispy of fringe memories is Night of the Lepus. It’s one of those monster movies that involves mutated... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Around the Bible

  

  Perhaps it’s happened to you.  You grow curious about something adjacent to the action in the Bible and you go online to find information.  Instead you... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Whale Tales

  

  Photo by Richard Sagredo on UnsplashAlways I’m surprised when other people seem surprised, specifically about animal intelligence. Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Movie Demons

  

  There’s an old tradition regarding demons that even discussing them is dangerous.  This was certainly in my mind as I wrote Nightmares with the Bible, as the... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Visualizing Twilight

  

  Graphic novels still feel like cheating. That childhood message that comic books “aren’t really reading” has proven difficult to dislodge. Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Naming Easter

  

  Today, for some, it’s Easter.  Others call the day Pascha, after the Hebrew word pasach, or “Passover.” At its deepest roots it is a spring celebration timed... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Cherry Trees

  

  Today is the predicted peak blooming of Washington’s famous cherry blossoms.  Although the trees were a gift from the mayor of Tokyo (before the United States... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Found and Lost

  

  After the year that was 2020, I decided that I needed to read some books that might make me laugh. That can sometimes be pretty difficult, just as finding... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Whose Holiday?

  

  I write a lot about holidays.  One of the reasons is that even long before capitalism, societies took breaks right in the middle of things.  One of the major... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Story Over

  

  Despite my penchant for speculative fiction I tend to read a lot of what’s usually categorized as literary fiction. These tales don’t fit into any genre and... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Seussical Thoughts

  

  It seems that Dr. Seuss has fallen on hard times.  His estate is pulling six of his books from production because of hurtful race representations. Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY