by Ken | Nov 19, 2008 | Everyday Life, Politics, Economy, Science, Uncategorized
$2.50/gallon yesterday and falling another dime today. Probably less than what I was paying when I first started driving 20 years ago (Adjusted for inflation, of course). And now the barrel is supposed to drop under $40? Must be the fault of those greedy oil execs...
by Ken | Nov 16, 2008 | Politics, Economy, Science, Uncategorized
More of the same. It’s a curse having a philosophy degree, seeing clearly yet being able to do little about nonsense in the greater world of mass sentiment. The frustration comes from knowing the difference between accepted opinions and emotional please on one...
by Ken | Nov 14, 2008 | Everyday Life, Family & Personal
A couple days ago, Merry’s friend Dawn lives in Kaisertown and says she saw what looked like Lydia in front of the woods near her house. She was on her way to work, but reported it to Merry who left me a note. I spent about an hour combing the woods and field...
by Ken | Nov 10, 2008 | Everyday Life, Parkview
I’ve never been so happy as I am now at this time in my life. By happy, I don’t mean ecstatic or exuberant, but blissfully content. Apart from a few snags here and there, Merry shares in our occasional questioning, “Why are we so HAPPY?”...
by Ken | Oct 24, 2008 | Everyday Life, Religion & Spirituality
We rented The Golden Compassthe other night, as we heard it was good. We also wanted to see what all the anti-theistic controversy was all about. Sorry, just didn’t see it. The Magisterium logo sort of had a stylized cross in it, though, and it was very much...