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March 09, 2018

Do I (Still) Really Hate Donald Trump?

Last Sunday's gospel gives us John's version of Jesus "going Brooklyn" on the moneychangers in...

November 2017

November 02, 2017

A Lonely Pawn

Have you never felt like one of those pawns forgotten in a corner of the...

October 2017

October 05, 2017

Reboot and Retool

We seek retreats for ourselves in country places, on beaches and mountains . . ....

September 2017

September 19, 2017

Chasing the Fog

What we call doubt is often simply dullness of mind and spirit, not the absence...

May 2017

May 29, 2017

Is Democracy Overrated?

In an early season of "House of Cards," Frank Underwood observes that "democracy is so...

April 2017

April 29, 2017

100 Days In

We have arrived at Day 100 of the Trump presidency, and we're still here. Sort...

April 26, 2017

Wolf Hall

Christian Wiman writes that "every single expression of faith is provisional . . . because...

March 2017

March 29, 2017

I Think It’s Going To Rain Today

Broken windows and empty hallways, a pale dead moon and a sky streaked with gray....

March 03, 2017

Getting Ready for the Apocalypse

A colleague and friend from the English department contacted me a few months ago and...

February 2017

February 01, 2017

Playing with Fire

Somewhere I heard or read that one of the top television programs in Finland (or...

December 2016

December 30, 2016

What’s Next?

As a Christmas present to each other, Jeanne and I purchased our first HD television...

November 2016

November 07, 2016

Life After Tuesday

A Facebook friend, who has helped the traffic on this blog increase exponentially over the...

October 2016

October 14, 2016

Preparing for the Clown Invasion

I suppose that, given that Halloween is only a couple of weeks away, we should...

October 05, 2016

The Farewell Tour

I am a fan of all New England pro sports teams, but my attachment to...

September 2016

September 14, 2016

Repairing an Angel

I love The Onion. A couple of weeks ago they reported on a sad event...

August 2016

August 31, 2016

The Joyful Owl

Just about seven years ago, on a beautiful summer morning very similar to the ones we...

August 15, 2016

So Late So Soon–Memories of Olympics Past

It often is a surprise to those who know that I am a college professor...

July 2016

July 17, 2016

Home for Each Other

Twenty-eight years ago today my father said a few words over a beautiful redhead and me....

June 2016

June 22, 2016

Holding Off Socrates

As is often the case in June, several huge soccer tournaments currently are under way in...

June 15, 2016

A Free Man of Faith

I wrote this essay last Saturday as a reflection on Muhammad Ali's memorial service that...

June 11, 2016

Simply “The Greatest”

Upon hearing a week ago that Muhammad Ali had passed away, I posted something very...

March 2016

March 18, 2016

Gotta Have More Cowbell

Guess what? I got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell. Bruce Dickinson...

March 11, 2016

Back in the Saddle Again

We in southern New England have been spared a tough winter. Shit can still happen,...

February 2016

February 03, 2016

The Wisdom of Violet

All this thinking is highly overrated. Violet, Dowager Countess of Downton Abbey As "Downton Abbey"...

February 03, 2016

The Wisdom of Mister Carson

As those who love Masterpiece Theater and great television know, "Downton Abbey" is in...

January 2016

January 22, 2016

Hanging Out With Juno

In anticipation of what is likely to be our first real snow of the winter...

January 08, 2016

Losing is not as much fun as Winning

Anyone who knows me or who reads this blog even occasionally knows that I am...

November 2015

November 18, 2015

Jesus is Riding a Dinosaur, and other observations

The next time someone says something like “These are $130 headphones that I bought for...

November 13, 2015

Welders and Philosophers

After attempting to watch significant portions of the first three debates among the multitude of...

September 2015

September 21, 2015

Is the Pope Catholic?

He wants to be a modern pope. All he needs is dreadlocks and a dog...

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