Category Archives: problem
Trouble in the Workplace
Some of my coworkers have attitude. Not cute, sarcastic or funny attitude but rotten, “just-here-for-a-paycheck-get-out-of-my-way-so-I-can-do-the-bare-minimum-and-get-out” type of attitude. For those of you who don’t speak Hyphenese, these particular coworkers don’t particularly care for their job. It’s a part-time, … Continue reading
God Hates Figs: Christianity and Homosexuality
Something that’s been on the minds of churches and communities across the world lately is the debate on homosexuality and Christianity. You’ve probably heard people advise others to love the sinner, hate the sin but that would go … Continue reading
The Terminal Man: Sir Alfred Mehran
Sir Alfred and belongings at Charles de Gaulle. I recently finished The Terminal Man, an autobiography by Sir Alfred Mehran also known as Mehran Karimi Nasseri. In case you’re not familiar with the name, Alfred is perhaps the most famous … Continue reading
The Terminal Man: Sir Alfred Mehran
Sir Alfred and belongings at Charles de Gaulle. I recently finished The Terminal Man, an autobiography by Sir Alfred Mehran also known as Mehran Karimi Nasseri. In case you’re not familiar with the name, Alfred is perhaps the most famous … Continue reading
Living Close to Others: The Dog Poop Menace
If you’re like me you find yourself surrounded by neighbors in all directions. Having not owned a dog since moving to my current rental property you might imagine my surprise at having come home on numerous occasions to find my … Continue reading
Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
I finished reading Boneshaker by Cherie Priest last night at approximately 3:00 a.m. I was irretrievably gripped by the throat and felt as if I were dangling helplessly from an airship’s door while I read the final twelve chapters of the book … Continue reading
Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
I finished reading Boneshaker by Cherie Priest last night at approximately 3:00 a.m. I was irretrievably gripped by the throat and felt as if I were dangling helplessly from an airship’s door while I read the final twelve chapters of the book … Continue reading
Stranger at the Gate: To Be Gay and Christian in America by Mel White
Forty-nine seconds ago, I finished reading Stranger at the Gate by Mel White. Coming from a small-town southern Iowa area where homosexuality is frowned upon and, by the church, condemned to hell, it was a breath of long-awaited fresh air for … Continue reading
Stranger at the Gate: To Be Gay and Christian in America
Forty-nine seconds ago, I finished reading Stranger at the Gate by Mel White. Coming from a small-town southern Iowa area where homosexuality is frowned upon and, by the church, condemned to hell, it was a breath of long-awaited fresh air for … Continue reading
Saddam’s Blood-Written Koran
Saddam Hussein spend two to three years donating approximately 7 gallons of blood; 6.3 gallons would be used as ink to write the 605-page Koran (sacred Islamic writing). The Koran, as seen here, was safely stored under … Continue reading
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