Monthly Archives: December 2015

Only in America (because he was asked not to smoke)

I was in Berlin, Germany last week for Thanksgiving — more on that later — and while browsing the Internet I came across this story: Mississippi man guns down Waffle House waitress after she asks him not to smoke. Think … Continue reading

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A Nice story on Human Contact and Perspective

This is one of those nice stories that was making the rounds on Facebook recently. You may already have read it. It was originally authored by the Palestinian poet and novelist Naomi Shihab Nye, and is about how your perspective … Continue reading

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