Monthly Archives: August 2017

The Thought for the Day – Moussa

Some people have long lives, some people have short lives. – Moussa Moussa is a friend of ours. Originally we presumed he was from Senegal, but we recently found out he hails from the Ivory Coast. He is working hard … Continue reading

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The Daily Dose – August 26, 2017

Notes from around the Human Experience… AT LEAST WE’RE CONSISTENT: The cacophony over Robert E Lee statues – some of which are being covered up or taken down – is as illuminating as it is disheartening. It shows our racial … Continue reading

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The Thought for the Day – Jean-Francois Steiner

It is not the first steps but the last ones that are most difficult. – Jean-Francois Steiner, Treblinka Jean-Francois Steiner is French writer whose father died in a German concentration camp and Treblinka is a historical novel about the Nazi … Continue reading

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The Daily Dose – August 23, 2017

Notes from around the Human Experience… MORE WAR! YAY!: President Trump – President Trump! – announced Monday that the United States will increase the number of troops we are sending to this nation’s longest war, the 16-year-old war in Afghanistan. … Continue reading

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The Bottom Ten – Preseason Q&A

The Bottom Ten/Opening Week Q and A By Gaylon Kent Bottom Ten pollsters are nothing if not adaptable, both with their bar tabs and the weekly Bottom Ten surveys. The NFL season begins two weeks after the Week 1 survey? … Continue reading

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The Thought for the Day – MacKinlay Kantor

…taking in a sight he might never see again… MacKinlay Kantor, Andersonville MacKinlay Kantor was an American writer and Andersonville was a novel that earned him the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1956. Andersonville was the name of a Confederate … Continue reading

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The Daily Dose – August 22, 2017

Notes from around the Human Experience… CAPSULE ECLIPSE REVIEW: Total Solar Eclipse, August 21, 2017, Intersection of Wyoming State Highway 220 and Natrona County Road 321, Natrona County, Wyoming: We’re not the most exciting people on the planet here at … Continue reading

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The Thought for the Day – Deng Ming Dao

Whether we remain ash or become the phoenix is up to us. – Deng Ming Dao, 365 Tao 365 Tao, a book of daily spiritual meditations grounded in the Tao spiritual discipline, is a regular contributor to The Thought for … Continue reading

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The Daily Dose – August 21, 2017

Notes from around the Human Experience… THIS IS DEFINITELY A VIOLATION OF REGULATIONS: What in theeee hell is going on here? For the second time in two months a United States Navy ship has been rammed by a civilian vessel. … Continue reading

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The Thought for the Day – Miles Unger

On the most obvious level, he represents the Herculean task the artist has set for himself, one in which he expects to emerge victorious…. – Miles Unger, Michelangelo, A Life In Six Masterpieces Miles Unger is an American writer who tends … Continue reading

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