Monthly Archives: February 2012
Iron Rails
They’ve been workin’ on the railroad around these parts of town. One day a fascinating bit of machinery, with the help of a railroad crew, started uprooting railroad tracks and crossties through the neighborhood. The iron spikes were pulled up, … Continue reading
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Change or Deny
“I am not against change as long as it is back to the way it was.” That’s the philosophy of many people. I have made my peace with change. I have a different philosophy: “I embrace change because change is … Continue reading
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Fast Food Theology or Lessons from Chips and Dips
I’ve started a new collection, so I need your help. Some people clean out, throw out and start over. I am not one of those people. Sociologists say we once were either hunters or gatherers. I am one of those. … Continue reading
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World War I Has Ended
On Saturday, February 4, 2012, Florence Beatrice Patterson Green died two weeks short of her 111th birthday. Her death is significant on a number of levels: she was one of the oldest people in the world; she was beloved in … Continue reading
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Star Trek Realities Today
“Medicine Begins to Catch Up with Star Trek,” read the Wall Street Journal headline dated January 24, 2012. Science fiction’s medical Tricorder was a hand-held device that the doctor used to scan a person’s body to pinpoint all of the … Continue reading
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