Category Archives: Random Thoughts

Apparently I need more coffee …

Posted on March 8, 2011 by me

Today Mark Stevens at Near Emmaus writes: OK, so maybe I have a small problem. I need your help. Please be honest. Do I have a drinking problem? Today, I stopped for a coffee on the way to meeting someone … Continue reading →

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If lying is always wrong, do you want to be right?

Posted on February 19, 2011 by me

Hadley Arkes writes an interesting article today on the rightness or wrongness of lying, in When Speaking Falsely is Right. An excerpt: … The point is: Not every taking of property is a theft. Not ever killing is a murder. … Continue reading →

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The alden swan dot com Wordle

Posted on February 17, 2011 by me

From wordle.net, here’s a graphic representation of words used in my blog, with the most-used being the largest. I don’t know how it chooses the words, however, as at least one word in the image has only been used twice, … Continue reading →

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Not one of my bucket list items…

Posted on January 25, 2011 by me

I don’t really have a bucket list, that list of 10 things I’d like to do before I die. Not really—although I’ve had something of a short mental list that I’d compiled over the years. Two of my major ones … Continue reading →

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