Maybe the U.S. needs some sort of formal national ID card?
Posted on July 31, 2008 - Filed Under National News, Political News | Leave a Comment
I’ve never had occasion to get a passport, because I never travel outside the U.S. With the so-called war on terrorism showing no real end in sight, perhaps it’s time for all Americans to be required to carry some sort of passport-like national ID card, or perhaps not?
This is an extremely touchy issue, which it [...]
Perspective really limits us at times, doesn’t it? Break outside your box today
Posted on July 29, 2008 - Filed Under Lifestyle News, Personal News | Leave a Comment
Two things happened recently to make me think about this matter of “breaking out” or “living outside the box,” as the cliches go.
We had dinner with some old friends we’ve known since college days. They were in town for a convention, and since they live about 2,500-3,000 miles from us we make it a point [...]
Life is just a serious as we wish to make it — but why not play instead?
Posted on July 24, 2008 - Filed Under Lifestyle News | Leave a Comment
I was struck today again by all the bad news in our world every night and day. With 24/7/365 cable “news” cycles, network news cycles, Internet news and blogs, daily newspapers and all the rest — it seems we get a heavy dose of doom and gloom over, and over, and over, and OVER again.
Really, [...]
