I need some clarification on a few things because the rhetoric being thrown around town with regards to socialism, or socialized medicine seems to be little more than ill-conceived vitriol. Bill Day’s cartoon shows Jesus being “condemned” as a socialist because he seemed to stress quite a bit that we should look after the sick, [...]
When George Zimmerman was found not guilty for shooting Trayvon Martin, the reactions were as predictable as this verdict is stupid. That doesn’t make any sense but how can anything make sense when you see what people have become. As a humanist I desperately want to see people living towards community with others (all others [...]
…posted that is. I was jacked about Batman and wanted to write about it more but lost steam when school started. Those Middle School brats can just suck the life out of you…in a good way of course. I actually love my job even though there are days I’d rather be elsewhere. But I suppose [...]
I awoke this morning in Salt Lake City to find out that my grandpa had passed away last night after a painful last few months fighting illness and the agony of the end of a lifetime. I am both sad and grateful that he is gone. Grateful that his suffering is at an end and [...]
I’ve had a number of conversations in the past month or each revealed the same sad story—friendship crisis. Why does it seem so difficult today to connect with someone else on a meaningful, fulfilling level? Where have all the friends gone? In his Confessions, Augustine described friendship as a delightful bond of souls in unity [...]
It’s been awhile since I’ve written a post and I think it is due to writer exhaustion. I finished my Master’s in Humanities back in September and went right back into teaching full-time, at a new school, new staff, new kids, new desks, new classroom…but no real new excitement for the task ahead. I have [...]