Foster Genuine Culture

If you do nothing else to improve your health, stand. I love to watch those PBS specials that go on for two or three hours. They feature a doctor who will inform us how to improve our health. Why do we need to keep hearing the same advice though? To improve your health, you need […]

Yesterday, the Pew Research Center released some data about the feelings of home owners. Pew reports that 62% of home owners feel optimistic about housing prices. This is remarkable, because the professionals, such as the National Association of Realtors, have decided that housing is in a slump.
What interests me about this research is that it […]

I will be honest with you. I don’t like discipline. I went to a Montessori school where I learned to be self reliant and learn on my own. I treasure that background beyond measure. But I didn’t learn discipline very well. Perhaps, I am smart and I don’t have to work that hard sometimes to […]

I picked up a copy yesterday of Microtrends: The Small Forces Behind Tomorrow’s Big Changes. I find it a riveting read. One thing I always said, ever since I came to this country:
Whatever you say about the United States, the opposite is also always true.
Now, Mark Penn shows how true that is. I will write […]

Jane Spahr is a Presbyterian minister who came out as lesbian to her church in 1978. She recently wed two lesbians couples. Now the regional judicial committee found her guilty of violating church rules, according to the New York Times. She is retiring at the end of this month.
I have two thoughts. I find it […]

Today’s New York Times posted a long article about J. Michael Bailey. They love him there. The intent of the article was to write another “poor Bailey” article, but the effect was the opposite. In this article Bailey states: “I interviewed people for a book,” he said. “This is a free society, and that should […]

You know, Bill Richardson had a poor evening, but I kind of like his pragmatic approach. He doesn’t want to support gay marriage because he doesn’t think he can deliver on the goods once he is president. Kucinich may be in favor, but since he doesn’t really think he’ll be president, talk is cheaper for […]

There is a lot of talk these days about fulfilling your dreams. I think it is incredibly important that you live your life in the way that you want to, and not in the way that someone else wants to. The attention that the film and book <em>The Secret</em> has gotten and all the variations […]

I am back with this blog. I hope that I don’t have any further problems.
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