1: YOUR EGO OR MINE? We all want others to feed our ego and our sense of self-worth. We all want to be flattered, admired and appreciated. But how many of us want to return the favor, particularly when that appreciation doesn’t pay us dividends in some way? Here lurks a most putrid of … Continue reading MIND BURP 11: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
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EAT FAT AND KEEP RUNNING
You may be amused to find that some scientists are coming to the view that we need to eat fat after all, including saturated fats. A BBC report notes that scientists from Oxford, Cambridge and Harvard, amongst others, looking at the results of nearly 80 studies involving more than a half million people, were unable … Continue reading EAT FAT AND KEEP RUNNING
UTOPIAN PASSWORDS AND OTHER OXYMORONS
I’m writing to you from my bed today... No, I’m not ill, but when I attempted to get out of bed this-morning the “Start the Day” software prompted me to enter my “Get out of Bed” password, but I couldn’t remember it, and it wouldn’t let the sheets roll back. I couldn’t remember the … Continue reading UTOPIAN PASSWORDS AND OTHER OXYMORONS
MIND-BURP 10: BEWARE OF THE EXPERTS!
HAS THE MOON TURNED TO BLOOD? (Eurodollar: "My Final Thought") There’s been plenty of talk in some Christian circles over the most recent lunar eclipses, particularly among Pentecostals. The claim is that the latest “Blood Moons” not only coincide with Jewish feasts-a rare occurrence-but are also likely to be, as they have been in times … Continue reading MIND-BURP 10: BEWARE OF THE EXPERTS!
YOUR ONE TRUE FRIEND
How many of us know how to be a good friend? How many of us know the pleasure of having one? (SNUFMUMRIKO: "Some Distant Afternoon") Two years ago I wrote a post called “Profile of a good friend”, partly in honor of my good mate Terence Ruffle, who, unfortunately, lives on the other side of … Continue reading YOUR ONE TRUE FRIEND





