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CALIBAN UPON SETEBOS

CALIBAN UPON SETOBOS

Deena sent me to the market a year ago.  She asked me to bring home a pair of steamed lobsters.  When I arrived, I went to the seafood counter to place my order and a young clerk a bit on the scrawny side asked me to pick out the lobsters from the tank next to the counter.  There were about eight to twelve lobsters in the tank, but only two were actively moving about.  The clerk looked at me.  One or two lobsters appeared like...

THE USES OF CHILDREN IN WAR: A BRIEF HISTORY

For a blog that began primarily as a discussion of different topics in Christianity, I’ve branched out over the years to include other areas of interest (such as travel, current events, heath, literature, history, science and politics.)  I’ve also translated some posts into Chinese, Russian or German.  I don’t believe this has come at the expense of my original focus.  Someone who visits my blog to learn about Europa or the Chinese New Year may come across an appeal to experience a new...

Can we avoid war?

CAN WE AVOID WAR?

The United States is being drawn to the brink of war.  We didn’t plan this. Perhaps didn’t even predict it. We didn’t over react to the situation in Ukraine.  Russia invaded that European country and someone had to take a stand and show some leadership along with the UK and other NATO allies.  If not us, then who? Now, we have Israel.  Many Israelis are U.S. citizens. Israel is the only true democracy within a thousand miles of that country.  Finally, we’re currently sweating what...

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