I have two young sons who still don’t like to have their bedroom completely dark at night. We leave the shades partially open so that the street lights allow them to see around their room. If they express any fear I just remind them that I am only a few feet away in the next … Continue reading DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK
Tag: Thought For The Day
HOW THE WASP GOT ITS STINGER
My son and I had a rather unpleasant confrontation with the inhabitants of a wasps nest yesterday, who must have decided we were trespassing on their territory. In the ensuing battle my nine-year old son received ten stings and I got just two. The event got me wondering how the wasp may have “evolved” its own stinger, … Continue reading HOW THE WASP GOT ITS STINGER
DOG SPELLED BACKWARDS
I would first like to make an apology, because the title has little relevance to the message - it was a trick to catch your attention. However, my subject does involve dogs. I had a “bad morning” the other day. A few things went wrong unexpectedly which I could have coped with, but I encountered … Continue reading DOG SPELLED BACKWARDS
RIGHT RIGHTS AND WRONG RIGHTS
Some things are right and some things are wrong, right? Whose rights are right and whose rights are wrong? Clearly, to the left the right’s wrongs are wrong, and to the right, the left’s rights are wrong. If the left’s rights are right are the right’s rights wrong, or can the right’s rights be right? … Continue reading RIGHT RIGHTS AND WRONG RIGHTS




