Terrorist profiling isn’t just for Middle Easterners anymore.
A young whitebread American professional was recently held by TSA agents in the St. Louis airport. Did he mistakenly leave a screwdrivier in his carry-on? A pocketknife in his suit pants? He did verbally threaten someone or carry prohibited substances? No. Nothing of [...]
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Digital Confessional
Posted in Daily Life, Personal Insights, tagged anger, apathy, apple, bad, bless, care, condition, confession, conscience, father, frustration, good, hair, Hitler, human, mankind, Manson, Martha Stewart, memory, moon, Mother Teresa, sideways, whole on March 7, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Forgive me, father, for I have sinned.
It has been years since my last confession. Not being Catholic, it’s not exactly a mandatory write-in on my schedule, or a moral imperative to save my pathetic excuse for a soul. But how better to clear the air and clean my conscience than confess to the [...]
Buried Treasure
Posted in Daily Life, Personal Insights, tagged buried treasure, heirloom, memory, sentiment, treasure on May 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There are certain material possessions we treasure in this life. It’s not a bad thing, generally, to love and respect these items and keep them near. Family heirlooms, childhood favorites, souvenirs from trips afar, all can be worthy of the label “treasure” for different people and their very different lives. “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure” [...]
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