From the monthly archives:

March 2011

MEANDER: to wander aimlessly

March 31, 2011

With the onset of Spring comes the ability to wander , or meander, through the woods and the fields.  It isn’t a recognized sport; there are no prizes or awards for meandering.  While a 10K race or a mini-marathon might take place over the same route, there is a different purpose.   The race is about [...]

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REQUIEM IM PACE: rest in peace

March 30, 2011

It seems as though there have been a lot of deaths lately which have impacted me in one way or another.   Today we will be in the Albany area with the family and friends of a woman who has been a part of our lives for a long time.  It is just the latest. At [...]

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ACCOMMODATE: to make room for

March 29, 2011

For the most part we are all familiar with the story of Jesus of Nazareth, whose parents traveled to Bethlehem, only to be turned away at the inn.  There was no vacancy available that night; the owners of the inn could not accommodate them.  However, when pressed with the urgency of the situation, the owners [...]

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TODAY IS MY 500TH POSTING! HOPE YOU READ IT!

March 28, 2011
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WIDGET: a manufactured device; there’s one in a beer can!

March 28, 2011

You could have knocked me over with a feather. There we were, eating a great seafood dinner, my daughter having a glass of Old Speckled Hen fine English lager  to complement the lobster.  It came in a tall, beautifully decorated can.   There was something in the can, however, that seemed to be a foreign object.   [...]

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TENTPEGGING: an equestrian game requiring skill with a sword or long pole

March 27, 2011

Tentpegging is an ancient sport in which a rider on a game horse uses a sword or long pole to attempt to split or lift a small object placed on or in the ground while charging down a field. However, one of its origins is Asian, in which a rider attempts to place the sharp [...]

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RUGBY: organized mayhem

March 26, 2011

We’ve just returned from a collegiate rugby match at Providence College, where a young cousin, John, puts his body in jeopardy as a member of the Providence College Rugby Club.   We saw some rugby in Australia and New Zealand, and I can remember being taught the game when I was a junior in High School.   [...]

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LOOPHOLE: a way of getting around the rules … legally

March 25, 2011

An article in today’s New York Times by David Kocieniewski hit the nail on the head.   There have been scores of articles written about how big business makes a ton of money but fails to pay taxes.  This article is, by far, the clearest and the most damning.   It was featured on the front page, [...]

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OBDURATE: unmoved by appeals, pleads, common sense

March 24, 2011

The drama being played out in Libya these days has credentials of a soap opera at times, given the overly-dramatic responses of Mr. Qaddafi.   It lacks the humor of a soap opera, however, as peoples’ lives are being obliterated recklessly and “the light at the end of the tunnel” is so faint as to be [...]

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DETERMINISM: the principle that all events are planned and unavoidable

March 23, 2011

In the realm of philosophy there are two opposing principles which pop up in our lives on a regular basis:  determinism and free will. Just yesterday a very fine article by John Tierney, entitled “Do You Have Free Will? Yes, It’s the Only Choice” appeared in the Science Times section of the NYT. Tierney traces [...]

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