Is there a chance that we could induct the Great One -- Abraham Lincoln himself -- into the "Brotherhood of the Beast", posthumously? I guess it's obvious that I have been trying to come up with something original to write about for Presidents Day. But I found it pretty darn hard to answer my own question, [...]
Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be [...]
I think everybody who is living in close quarters with cancer develops a kind of personal relationship with it and this can influence how they cope. Some treat the barbarian invader with reverence and imagine themselves as warriors doing battle with it. They are knights in shining armor, getting ready to slay the mighty dragon. [...]
Unfortunately, when you're joking about cancer (warning: it's not for everybody), the flavor is often "noir". On the front page of today's NY Times is a story about the cancer drug Avastin. It tells of a 58-year-old woman who went to the doctor for a routine check-up. Unfortunately, he found a lump under her arm which [...]
To all the valiant women here, Happy Mother's Day! The Courage That My Mother Had The courage that my mother had Went with her, and is with her still: Rock from New England quarried; Now granite in a granite hill. The golden brooch my mother wore She left behind for me to wear; I have no [...]