All Posts Tagged With: "sacrifice"
Twoness, The Paradox of Parenthood
I am a young Senior citizen. As such one might deduce that my parents were part of “the greatest generation”. That would be correct. My parents grew up during the depression. My father fought in World War Two. Have I mentioned that there were seven children in my family? My mother stayed home to raise […]
7Dec2017 | Thomas Franklin | 0 comments | Continued
Bush – SOTU – no call for sacrifice – no hope
Son, One of the problems these past seven years is that the American public has not been asked to directly suffer to rigors of war. There is indirect suffering – blamed on the Democrats. Bush gave his State of Denial. The President gave a list of highlights of his Presidency with the same set of […]
29Jan2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Bush – SOTU – no call for sacrifice – no hope | Continued
we continue to miss the point of the John Lennon Legacy
Dad, I just read on Yahoo News that a lock of John Lennon’s hair sold for $48,000 dollars. It is the Christmas season, so I can’t help but stand in the face of our obsession with excess and indulgence. Most of the time I can manage a passive conversation about it and talk about little […]
13Dec2007 | bryan | Comments Off on we continue to miss the point of the John Lennon Legacy | Continued