New pope inspires us all to be Catholic
I love the new pope. Before I really get into this, let me start by saying that I’m not Catholic. I’ve never practiced Catholicism and I have no interest in…
Take no joy in Fred Phelps passing
I’ve written about schadenfreude before. It is the joy one takes in the misery of others. We all do it from time to time. But I take no joy in…
On fake blizzards, disappearing airplanes and ruining the Internet
When I was young, I walked to school. Uphill. We only had 20 channels and none of them were MTV. Wikipedia was called “the library.” And we had winter. I…
Another month brings more reasons to hope
Some might call me happy-go-lucky. Maybe I’m just easily amused. Or I have an uncanny ability to find silver linings and minor miracles. But it seems like every season —…