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Tag Archives: philosophy
On Medicine
My mother-in-law and I were chitchatting about how it usually takes a few weeks to get rid of a cold. She herself had a lingering cough, even after having taken a course of antibiotics for bronchitis. She said, “It’s like … Continue reading
Soul Exercise
When I came home from my walk the other day, my camera loaded with new pictures, our house guest said something like, “So your walk isn’t really for exercise, but more for picture taking?” And my reply went something like … Continue reading
Make Love, Not War
People can surprise you. At any time, words may come out of their mouths that you never could have anticipated. This happened to me just a couple of weeks ago during lunch with Faithful Reader’s parents, when his mother shared … Continue reading
Last Week’s Lessons
Things I learned last week: My cat has toe cheese. No kidding. That’s the term the vet used. But since Z has had her paw wrapped in a splint for over two weeks, a little toe cheese is to be … Continue reading
Philosophy of Blogging
It is too easy to live one’s life as a series of big things (births, weddings, vacations, promotions, etc.) and bad things (illnesses, deaths, accidents, taxes, etc.) and overlook the wealth of small, wonderful things that happen all the time. … Continue reading