The boring lives of suburban wives

September 9, 2026
If there were a category for "most boring reality show, The Double Lives of Suburban Wives would win, hands down. I don't watch ALL reality programming featuring women. But I have been a fan of the various Bravo "housewives" franchises, which enticed me to watch a few episodes of this show (on...

A poem as lovely as a tree

March 8, 2012
God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools.-John...

Excuses, excuses

March 7, 2012
These might be the truest words ever.Just...

Reckless abandon

March 6, 2012

Taking sides

March 6, 2012

Redhead

March 6, 2012

God light

March 6, 2012

French girl in hat bon jour

March 6, 2012

Heart

March 6, 2012

The practice of compassion

March 6, 2012
If you want others to be happy,practice compassionIf you want to be happy,practice compassion.-The Dalai LamaCompassion is in short supply in some places,and I'm not...

Fighting today’s fact-free zone

March 5, 2012
You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything, Aaron Tippin wrote in his 1991 country hit, and he's right. Too many people take the middle road (citing...

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