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Black Box Warnings
The Internet tells me that warnings started appearing on tobacco products in 1966. I smoked until 1976 and I don’t remember them. They weren’t called Black Box Warnings till 1979 and then it might have started with some prescription drugs. … Continue reading
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Your Body Bag House
That’s what a member asked me years before while still in the parish. I asked a question about my house, and he responded, “That depends. Is it your body bag house?” This needs no explanation, does it? You know what … Continue reading
What’s Worse than Birthright Citizenship?
Christians may differ, radical Republicans on the right and noodle-headed Liberals on the left, notwithstanding about birthright citizenship. They can have honest disagreements – without compromising their confession, Scripture, or America. You may disagree with the 14th Amendment being used … Continue reading
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Born on the Fourth of July, Really?
Last year, I admitted to a young woman who asked me, “Should we really be celebrating the Fourth of the July where people rebelled against legitimate rulers?”, that for years I had planed my vacation so as not to have … Continue reading
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The Days of our Lives
Can you believe that “Days of Our Lives” has been on TV 60 years? They have 15,000 episodes, and the fact that I’ve never watched one of them or even have the slightest idea of what that soap opera is … Continue reading
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You can learn a lot from a 19th Century Poet
Remember those 1980’s car commercials, “You can learn a lot from a dummy” which showed crash test dummies in unbelted crashes, etc.? I believe these preceded the plethora of books for dummies. Even a 19th century poet who seems to … Continue reading
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I’m Just a Housewife
“I’m just a Housewife” is on page 24 of Gloria Steinem’s (She is the pretty feminist; Betty Friedan is the ugly one. Not surprisingly they did not get along.) The Feminine Mystique. The quote is in the first chapter titled “The … Continue reading
A Biblical versus A Greek Tragedy
In light of Rory Mcliroy’s stunning collapse and even more stunning comeback at The Masters, one might almost say of Biblical proportions, it’s fitting to remember one should say the Greek Tragedy that is Tiger Woods in light of yet … Continue reading
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Mama was wrong!
Well, she was right and wrong. As any of my parishioners could tell you, certainly anyone who had been through one of my Adult Confirmation classes, I would use my mother’s ability to ignore my whining as if I wasn’t … Continue reading