Monthly Archive: October 2010

Occasional Remarks on a 50th Birthday 0

Occasional Remarks on a 50th Birthday

Birthdays are often bitter-sweet: we tend to remember with Joni Mitchell. that ‘Something’s lost but something’s gained in living every day”. I wonder whether memories become like that old pair of running shoes that...

A perfect prayer from Garrison Keillor 0

A perfect prayer from Garrison Keillor

I hope he will forgive me for quoting this in full: I have to do the prayer at staff briefing next week and this is perfect! The Old Scout Garrison Keillor’s weekly newspaper column....

This one’s hard to believeā€¦ 1

This one’s hard to believeā€¦

I can’t believe that the USA can continue to function as a nation and allow this level of public debate. Pundits keep saying that most of the tea party types are just disaffected and...