I am thankful 5/2/2010
For the gift of life. Yesterday I found myself at church an hour early. As I prayed the Stations of the Cross in the parish’s garden I became aware that…
ReadmoreSad Oil
Overheard outside church (which overlooks the Gulf of Mexico) this morning: Woman gesturing toward the Gulf: But it is our Gulf! Man: No, it is BP’s Gulf. British Petroleum’s. The truth…
ReadmoreCensus Controversy
Why does the census differentiate between a “biological son or daughter” and an “adopted son or daughter?” I thought the idea was that adoption gave your non-biological child the same legal status…
ReadmoreSimplified and No Stress
I just realized that all that simplifying must have worked. In 38 hours I need to have the contents of our apartment packed into our car. I have not started…
ReadmorePeter Singer & Mother Teresa
It is difficult to get a liberal arts degree without encountering the thought of Peter Singer, a philosopher at Princeton. Singer is perhaps most widely known for his work on animal liberation,…
ReadmoreI am thankful 4/25/2010
For physical pain. As long as it isn’t too strong it wakes me up. And that is good, right? I guess that I am also thankful that it isn’t actually…
ReadmoreSex, Drugs, and Pain Control
Allison brought up a great point in a comment on my last post: when it comes to choices related to reproductive health, why not err on the side of caution?…
ReadmoreBirth Control Pill an Abortifacient?
If you spend much time in pro-life circles you are likely to encounter statements that birth control pills cause abortions. These people are not talking about a woman waking up…
Readmore(Sub)urban Foraging
I have been interested in urban foraging since I first read about the concept. Who would not want to walk around their neighborhood gathering fresh food, saving the environment, and having…
ReadmoreI am thankful 4/18/2010
For sunshine. I know that I have listed this before, but I am still amazed at how happy good weather makes me. For certainty, even when it is only certain…
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