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Yearly Archives: 2010
The Planet Is Fine
The oil continuing to spew into the Gulf, the series of natural and man-made disasters that have struck in recent years, and the ongoing arguments over climate change have all reminded me of this classic George Carlin monologue. George Carlin … Continue reading
Stewardship
And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.” So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which … Continue reading
The Art of the Novella: Seize the Day by Saul Bellow
Originally published in 1957, Seize the Day is considered one of Saul Bellow’s finest works. It chronicles a single day in the life of one Tommy Wilhelm, a failed middle-aged actor, living on a precipice. Out of work, nearly broke, … Continue reading
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