Archives for: "February 2007"

Fist in a Bucket

February 7th, 2007
I don't really remember when but at one of my places of employment I must have been contemplating some job change or something. When it became known I was given this advice. Put your fist in a bucket of wa more »

Walking Softly

February 6th, 2007
There is a west African proverb that goes thus "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." You may remember a similar saying from one of our presidents. Theodore Roosevelt liked using this phrase and was recording as first quoting it more »

Insurance

February 5th, 2007
On numerous occasions I've heard talk show hosts and preachers proclaim that to not have insurance is to be morally irresponsible. I still don't believe it. Insurance is one of the biggest evils of our modern society. It is a worldly assurance of our ear more »

The Aisle Walkers

February 4th, 2007
I've always liked starting religious exhortations with some mention of 1st century Christianity as if that it the purest form. Why change now? I was raised in a Baptist church and I wouldn't doubt that the clin more »

Survival Mode

February 3rd, 2007
Abundant Life. What does it mean? Most people live in survival mode. They have a lifestyle that controls them in so much that their decisions in life are made to preserve their lifestyle. more »

Texas Dictatorship

February 2nd, 2007
While the Texas legislature was considering a bill to vaccinate school girls for certain viruses our governor stepped in and issued an executive order making it law without lawmaker consideration. Our state our nation our localites and our world is inc more »