Just to Feel Human

by James Tate

A single apple grew on our tree, which was some kind of miracle because it was a pear tree. We walked around it scratching our heads. "You want to eat it?" I asked my wife. "I’d die first," she replied. We . . . → Read More: Just to Feel Human

Swarm of locusts

Interesting article from The Writer’s Almanac

It was on this day in 1875 that the largest recorded swarm  of locusts in American history descended upon the Great   Plains. An estimated 3.5 trillion locusts made up the swarm.  It was about 1,800 miles long and 110 miles wide, ranging from Canada down to Texas. . . . → Read More: Swarm of locusts

Why Church

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What’s New

Illegal aliens have always been a problem in the United States. Ask any Indian.   – . . . → Read More: What’s New

Cereoallocative

(ser r o al’ o ka tuv) – adj. Describes the ability of a seasoned breakfast eater to establish a perfect cereal/banana ratio, assuring there will be at least one slice of banana left for the final spoonful . . . → Read More: Cereoallocative

The Sparrow’s Faith

by: Yolanda Cohen

I’m just a little Sparrow
I have no pedigree
I’m rarely ever noticed
But the Lord is watching me

He gave me a coat of feathers
’tis very plain I know
Without a speck of color
For it wasn’t made for show

It keeps me warm in winter
Protects me from the rain
Were it trimmed in gold or silver
Perhaps, would make vain

I . . . → Read More: The Sparrow’s Faith

I Do What I Can

by Tom C. Hunley
My wife says our children need help
being conceived, being born,
and I’m there for them, there for her.
My pleasure! I tell her.

But now that they’re in the world,
our children need rides
to Tee Ball practice,
preschool, karate lessons.

They need rides but the driver
in front of me has needs too.
His car has died and he needs . . . → Read More: I Do What I Can

I Lived Though

I Lived Though
McCarthy, Reagan, G W Bush, Y2K Bird Flu, Mad Cow Disease, 9/11, Swine Flu!
Bring . . . → Read More: I Lived Though

The World As I See It

Essay by Einstein:
“How strange is the lot of us mortals! Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose he knows not, though he sometimes thinks he senses it. But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people — first of all for those upon whose smiles . . . → Read More: The World As I See It

The conservatives and the liberals, they both like to spend. Conservatives spend money on different things. They like embassies, and they like occupation. They like the empire. They like to be in 135 countries and 700 bases.

Don’t you think it’s rather conservative to say, ‘Oh it’s good to follow the Constitution. Oh, except for war. Let . . . → Read More: