Month: August 2006

Sometimes the synchronicity of it all blows me away. First, I was really excited to discover a completely new, wonderful word: susurrus, which means "a whispering or rustling sound". I saw it it, in of all places, in an editorial today in the Wall Street Journal decrying the public whipping Sir Paul McCartney and his…

Good question, isn't it? This is the view from the place we rented for a family vacation this week on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire. The weather has been a 10. The water is cold. (This is freakin' New England, for sure.) And a lot happened. I'm not sure how to sum it all up. …

I've been cartharisizing here lately about my own apparent naivete. But today, I want to rant about something else: those who profess integrity but define it by their own standards. You know, the ones who think nothing of copping a little free music from the 'Net or making promises they have no intention of keeping.…

So, I recently asked someone what my good qualities were, and he said loyalty was one of them. Did believing that I was loyal make any difference in this relationship? Apparently not, as I think today's image aptly describes what happened. It's gotten me to thinking that loyalty (apart from that you express to your…

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