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The Good Man – Bad Man Continuum
I was about finished handing over my donations when he rode up on his bicycle. His coat was brown oilcloth, worn with the collar turned up, and didn’t look to be very warm. Behind his bike was a cart...
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Gleefully Gay
It all started here: an article on Huffington Post about a seven-year-old boy who proclaimed to his parents that he is gay. A friend posted a link on Facebook. I read the article, loved it, and...
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A Dying Man’s Wish
I wrote a couple of weeks ago about my crush on Downton Abbey, and how watching it had started my wheels spinning on the topics of honor and pride in one’s work. Well, I’m continuing to plug my way...
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Questions I Can’t Answer. Chickens I Won’t Eat.
You can’t blink or you will miss it. It’s in the first line of this article called ”Farming the Unconscious” posted on We Make Money Not Art.” You don’t even know to be looking for it. The “it” I...
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Not Applicable
I’ve made mention here before of the fact that GAP and I intend to adopt. Well, now that we have our two biological children we have set out on the path toward adoption. It feels a wee bit crazy to...
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A Recipe for Disaster?
I don’t have an answer here. But if you know me at all you know that that won’t stop me from asking the question. This time around the question is: How on earth do we train hot-headed young men to be...
View ArticleThe Dominion of Sin
If you’ve made it past the title then bully for you. Sin is a messy topic, full of disagreements and contradictions and diametrically opposed perspectives. In short, it’s not the type of thing I’d...
View ArticleWhen $60 Million Isn’t Enough
I’m treading into touchy territory this week. For my disclaimer on this little foray, please see yesterday’s short post. ————————– I don’t suppose there are many occasions in life when $60 million...
View ArticleAn Especially Tricky Topic
Once again, this is the week of touchy topics here at TDT. For my earlier disclaimer on the matter, click here. ——————————– There’s a great bit in an Eddie Izzard standup routine.* I’m paraphrasing...
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Happiness Is More Than a Rolls Royce
As I ushered the little boys (as JDP and SSP have been termed in our family) out onto the church playground after collecting them from the nursery we approached two much older boys (probably nine or...
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