Technically, it’s a revolution

Those who follow me on Twitter know that I’ve been watching and “retweeting” information about the upheaval in Iran this past week.
Even one who’s as naturally jaded as me can’t help but be moved by what’s going on there. I truly hope for success for them because I think it will have a beneficial and [...]

The Coming, Quiet Social Revolution?

Despite all the hyperbole, I think it’s fair to say that the credit crisis represents the most serious loss of trust in the finance system since the Great Depression (and maybe even a more serious loss of trust than that).
It is a true “credit” crisis in that the word “credit” comes from the Latin verb [...]

Of Heroism: Human and Animal

From San Francisco there comes the final, heartwrenching page in a story about human compassion and heroism.
The story has full details but the important points to note are that after safely escaping a fire in a house he was minding on Russian Hill on February 6, 2007, Michael James Keenan realized that the dog, Bobby, hadn’t [...]

Of Paganism and Memorial Day

A surprisingly non-sensationalist and reasonably accurate story about paganism and the US Military graces the front page of CNN on this Memorial Day. It talks about how Wiccans have been successful in fighting for their rights to have their religion commemorated on the headstones of veterans.
The story notes that since the settlement in April 2007, [...]

Of bullies and killers

It is rather to be expected that after something as horrific as the shootings at Virginia Tech this past week that there will be questions about why, how and what to do to prevent something like that from happening again.
Sadly, one almost wants to say that there is now a pattern for these horrible events. [...]