During another “Week That Was,” the trauma across our country intensified. We heard the pandemic was running its course and normalcy was just around the corner. Our hospitalized President appeared to triumph over the virus with “cocktails” of experimental and antibody drugs. Three days later at the White House, he declared Americans shouldn’t be afraid of this epidemic which consumes thousands of people every day -- as he continues a no-mask policy. But last week personalized the pain on our

Like many other Americans, I suffered through the presidential and vice president debates. In my humble opinion, the presidential debate was a complete debacle and embarrassment to our nation as two men in their seventies argued like children on the playground during recess. The vice president debate was slightly more controlled yet yielded little as questions were dodged and Mike Pence constantly talked over his time and over Kamala Harris.

Like many other Americans, I suffered through the presidential and vice president debates. In my humble opinion, the presidential debate was a complete debacle and embarrassment to our nation as two men in their seventies argued like children on the playground during recess. The vice president debate was slightly more controlled yet yielded little as questions were dodged and Mike Pence constantly talked over his time and over Kamala Harris. While the topics ranged from the economy, foreign

I have been reading Moby Dick again, and when I tell people that it's one of my favorite books, they say that it's too long, or too boring, or too complex.

I have been reading Moby Dick again, and when I tell people that it's one of my favorite books, they say that it's too long, or too boring, or too complex. No matter what, Melville's novel always seems excessive. Not to me -- I find it fascinating, precisely because it's long. It doesn't bore me because it's complex. And I enjoy it because it looks like it will never end. Is there something wrong with me, or is it that others just don't "get" Moby Dick? I have lost count of how many times I read

The sanctuary was silent.

The sanctuary was silent. The doors shuttered since March, so I have not been inside our church since. Because of the pandemic, we are worshiping online or outside in an effort to protect each other as well as our community. Still, I miss it so. I miss the fellowship of prayer, I miss the peaceful sunlight streaming through stained-glass windows, but most of all, I miss the singing. Our church has indicated we will probably be worshiping outside for a while, so I have come to help gather autumn

Some things are neither fish nor fowl. Take zombies. They are the living dead.

Some things are neither fish nor fowl. Take zombies. They are the living dead. It gets better. Take quantum physics. A subatomic mini-speck is both a particle and a wave. The more you know about its speed, the less you know about where it is. The more you know about its location, the less you know about how fast it’s going. In one version of this observation, a famous physicist said his cat could be both dead and alive at once. A zombie cat: this stuff is scary. Philosophers talk about zombies

A poll taken after the first presidential debate showed that by two to one, viewers thought Biden had won. The President's bullying made a travesty of the debate. His constant interruptions prevented Biden from describing his views, policies and plans. And the President's rants and insults were a way to avoid talking about anything. So distraction may have been the point.