“Are you warm, are you real, Mona Lisa” goes the old Nat King Cole ballad, “Or just a cold and lonely, lovely work of art?” The song refers to a woman being like that classic painting, dubbed one of the best of human history, capturing the woman with the sly […]
It has been 20 months since my last post. At times I considered giving up blogging completely. Other times I thought about starting a new, more focused blog. But I reasoned I don’t stay on any one hobby or activity or interest area long enough to sustain a new blog. […]
Repost from my friend’s blog. You can find the original article on her site here. How To Have the Most Fun at GYC: Or at least, my take on it. By Josephine Elia When I first started coming to GYC, I would remember every message, every speaker, and every conviction […]
I realized something earlier this year: I don’t like bananas. To be fair, I like bananas in smoothies, and I like banana bread, and other banana-themed baked goods. So I guess technically I like bananas in the proper context. Yet, while I don’t hate them, I don’t like bananas. For […]
This is the last installment of a 3 part series. The first and second installments were posted earlier on this blog. Whether you vote or not, may November 7 come quickly. An informed electorate is the best electorate. As I said earlier, I take voting seriously, and I think anyone […]
This is part 2 in a 3 part reflection on voting. You can read part 1 here. I have a clear memory from childhood. I am fairly sure it was 1992, because I am almost certain it was a presidential election year, and I was young enough that I would […]
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