Americans now know, with gas at more than $4 a gallon, what Europeans have known for years. Energy is precious. We are learning deliberation. “If I drive to Meijers, across town, I need to stop at the library, Ace hardware, and Sam’s on the way.” I ran out of ink yesterday. Knowing I’d be near …
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Join the Dark Side?
“Join the dark side.” That was the bumper sticker I saw this morning. Yikes. Why would anyone consciously want to join with darkness? Many have made an unknowing contract with the dark of night, for example, when they allow themselves to be addicted to drugs. But, a well-thought-out choice? I can think of three reasons: …
Unshakeable
Twenty to five in the morning, April 18, I was awakened from sleep by the shaking of my bed. Wind? No. Earthquake. Nothing else shakes a bed inside a house. Just as I wondered if I should climb under the bed in case the ceiling fan fell, the jarring stopped. I jumped up to see …