The one thing (yes there’s only one) that Bush has done that’s impressed me. The president who has had no regard for our environment or the Kyoto Protocol, is establishing a national monument out in the Pacific. It’s the second time in his second term. This time, Bush is setting aside more than 195K square [...]
Archive for January 7th, 2009
Bush’s Preserve
Posted in In the News, The Environment, tagged bush, ocean conservation, pacific national monument on January 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Insomnia
Posted in Uncategorized on January 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Sometimes, I awaken in the middle of the night and can’t get back to sleep. Everything is dark and quiet. I feel alone and solipsistic. It’s what being close to death must feel like. I worry, not about myself, but the world we are leaving behind for our children. Will our kids suffer a nuclear [...]
What I Learned from my Father
Posted in parenting, religion, tagged parenting, raising kids without religion on January 7, 2009 | 7 Comments »
My dad always tells me he was a terrible father. And it’s true, though I tell him, “Aw, Dad. You did the best you could. You were a great dad.” I believe this in many ways. After all, it is too late to go back and fix the things he did wrong. Why let him [...]







