Just so you know, the rapture of believers will take place on May 21, 2011 and God will destroy the world on October 21, 2011. I know this because I read it on the internet at wecanknow.com, not to mention that it’s also on a bench at a bus stop in Colorado Springs. We can [...]
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Archive | July, 2010
naked and not ashamed
July 27, 2010
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Being naked and not ashamed is more than a description. It’s a blessing as well.
Read morewhy we do what we do
July 25, 2010
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In 1969 a psychologist named Edward Deci conducted an experiment with a puzzle involving wooden blocks. A group of college students was paid a dollar for each puzzle they completed. Another group was not. The experiment was really about what happened when the researcher left the room, supposedly to get a survey for the students [...]
Read morea room of my own
July 21, 2010
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Most Americans (56%) never move out of their birth state, but a new study indicates that those who do move a lot have fewer friends, less satisfying relationship, and are more likely to die young. I’m lucky to be alive.
Read morecremating the cat
July 20, 2010
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Now I can see why the depictions of human cremation involve really big piles of wood. Or a really hot furnace. It takes temperatures approach 2000 °F to get this done, and even then there are bone fragments and such that have to be ground into a powder.
Read morelooking for love in all the wrong places
July 19, 2010
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Humiliation kept nerds from asking out the prom queen. But it also forced you to take your time, think of something intelligent to say (maybe) and face the consequences of your choices.
Read moreit’s still a sin to kill a mocking bird
July 17, 2010
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It’s the fiftieth anniversary of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbirdand everyone is celebrating by writing about how it wasn’t so great after all. This novel, which won a Pulitzer Prize, sold over 30 million copies and by the 80’s was required reading in three fourths of all American high schools. Writing for the Wall [...]
Read morewhy I believe in unicorns
July 16, 2010
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It’s possible that we can derive more pleasure from what we imagine than from what we experience. This novel idea, or this idea about novels, is explored by Yale professor Paul Bloom in his new book, How Pleasure Works: The New Science of Why We Like What We Like. In a chapter reprinted last month [...]
Read morea grandfather’s manifesto
July 13, 2010
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Yes, grandchildren are fun and lovable. They are also a distraction from the important work of parenting, which never really ends.
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hold the mayo and pass the monogamy
Monogamy has never been “natural” anyway; it’s just been necessary. It’s a discipline that keeps our demons at bay. But marriage is more than that. It is an office, not an instinct.
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