Commute 3/16/2012
Driving to work, I saw the flock of geese flying. They were in front of me, so I could not only see their V formation but their beating wings - pretty much in unison, strongly pushing down and drawing...
View ArticleEye of the Beholder
Years ago, I used to play Chess in tournaments, usually not doing that well but having fun. I still have over 200 books on the game. My daughter, picking up on that, always wanted to play Chess. At an...
View ArticleUnions
I had an interesting discussion on another board concerning Unions. I tried to piece it together into a cohesive article. I have a couple of observations before getting into it. My current position in...
View ArticleIt’s a Matter of Value
At the place I work, I have occasionally written letters to my co-workers which I lay out in the break room. I’m not sure how popular or welcomed they are, but writing them seems to me to be a positive...
View ArticleCapitalism and the Attack on the Imago Dei
This diary was originally written about ten months ago. It is written from a quite specific and often lonely perspective, that of a Christian who is theologically conservative and who is also...
View ArticleAppeal in Ethical Choices
This is reaching back. I was reminded of another article I had written by one of the comments on my article concerning Imago Dei. In the interactions which followed, Atana wrote, Since Marx it has been...
View ArticleConversation
Mary was talking about her hair.Mary: Old women shouldn't have long hair. Maybe I'll get a SHE-no. Me: A what? Mary: Well, how would you pronounce it? Me: Pronounce what? Mary: C-H-I-G-N-O-N Me: You'd...
View ArticleOhio Means Corporate Welfare
I read that Ohio Governor, John Kasich was gloating that the Ohio Jobs website, Ohiomeansjobs.com has over 80,000 jobs listed on it. Of course, he let us know that President Obama had nothing to do...
View ArticleBusiness Appear-al
Yesterday, there was some kinda big-wig meeting for the company in town, with the President, VPs, and other important folk. After their meeting, they came down to the facility and did some walking...
View ArticleAn Observation on Christian Public Discourse
I’m reading False Presence of the Kingdom by Jacques Ellul, written in 1963. In the chapter called Incompetence and Irresponsibility (p. 154) he writes,In this day and age, it would never occur to...
View ArticleMy So-Called Christian Life
A comment on a previous post got me thinking. “Can we reference Christians less broadly?”, he wrote. He’s right. We should. And yet, there is a relentless parade of right-wing “Christian culture...
View ArticleAt The El Jalepeno
Shopping today, I got pretty hungry and went to a Mexican Restaurant. I try to avoid chain restaurants and go to local places. This one opened not too far from my house about 5 years ago and I’ve been...
View ArticleYou're the One I'm Talking to, Right?
Tax season and here I am in the office preparing people’s tax returns. Of course, every season brings new things. This year, supposedly because of that late “fiscal cliff” legislation, several forms...
View ArticleIf I Tweeted I'd Say
I saw a car sticker, (Name) 1980-2005 Semper Fi, and I thought "Somewhere, Bush is only regretting not privatizing Social Security and Cheney is wiping his not-yet-sated mouth saying 'I've done nothing...
View ArticleI Would Like to Suggest a Change in Terminology
There is a popular word which it seems to me doesn’t quite cover it. In the debate over immigration, some people have made some very extreme statements which have moved these statements into...
View ArticleMy So-Called Christian Life, Part 2
In a previous diary, I gave a personal history of my Christian experience. I chose my title from the name of a TV show of which title I was aware but the show itself I had never seen. Some of the...
View ArticleCustomer Service
So here I am dealing with what passes for customer service in 21st century America. Customer service is an expense, you know. I get someone who barely speaks English who gets defensive and scolds me as...
View ArticleThe Adjustment Continues
I have written a couple of times about what I see as a shift in business relationship with labor. While it can be correctly argued that these ideas have been around for a long time – in fact they were...
View ArticleThe 1964 Rochester Race Riots
In 1964, there were race riots in Rochester, New York. At the time, I was a couple of months shy of my 11th birthday. It was big stuff. I remember the Rochester Times Union (the evening paper) - or was...
View ArticleStealing from Employees is NOT Innovation
I occasionally write 'Brothers and Sisters" letters to my co-workers. This one was occasioned by a letter sent to the employees of my company, YRC Freight by the President/CEO, Mr James Welch. The...
View ArticleIt's Father's Day, I Get to be Right
My daughter is working today so Friday she came up with my other daughter for Fathers Day. After dinner, we went to the Half Price Bookstore because she needed one more book for her school’s summer...
View ArticleJesus and Righteous Anger
Disclaimer: I do not have that much finger on the pulse of Christianity. I am aware of the things I am exposed to and, frankly, if I don’t like what I’m exposed to I take steps to lessen that exposure....
View ArticleOne Conversation In Two Perspectives
Perspective one, Me. My 17 year-old daughter called.17YO: Dad, I have been to TEN stores looking for a prom dress. I found one I love but it costs six hundred dollars.Me (who had been warned by 17YO’s...
View Article2015 Election In Cleveland Heights, OH
Okay, done voting. I have some thoughts on a couple of issues I voted on here in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
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Herman Writes Memo From DNC to Bernie Sanders
It all sounds so familiar. “You’ve had your fun. Now pledge yourself to Clinton. Now. Can’t you see you’re hurting her?”
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