I sat alone for most of this morning, binging on alternating images of devastation and healing surrounding the events of 9/11. So much has been said and written about how our country has responded in the subsequent decade following that day. It’s probably appropriate for everyone to process all of those feelings once again, reflecting [...]
As I stared out at the corn fields from the middle of our charter bus, a light rain danced and wiggled down the window. We were less than 100 minutes away from meeting an actual survivor of the Holocaust. I was anxious, and didn’t quite know how to feel about meeting her. Should I be [...]
Justice is a colorful word. It means a plethora of different things in different situations to different people. Dictionary.com has nearly a dozen different takes on the word, all with slightly unique ways of describing the idea. Personally, I tend to associate the word “justice” with an idea of someone getting what they deserve, or [...]
Last month, ESPN produced a nice 8-minute piece on Marie Tillman, the widow of Pat Tillman. While speaking to a group of high school students last month after the Ft. Hood shooting, our discussion touched on the volunteer nature of American armed forces. When someone mentioned how much soldiers have to sacrifice in order to [...]
On April 26, 2007, the Los Angeles Times printed a story about one man’s transition from male to female, and the road that led him to that decision. The twist, in this story, was that the essay was written by one of their own (a sportswriter). It was news that shocked many, but gave courage [...]
The dust has settled from the tragedy at Ft. Hood. With it, little else is known about why Major Nidal Malik Hasan felt compelled to take so many innocent lives in a storm of bullets at the deployment center. As I wrote last week, it is possible that Hasan was attempting to go down in [...]
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September 11, 2011
If Love Doesn’t Win…
Fasting for Ramadan as a non-Muslim – Day 23
Tuesday Newsday – Roman Polanski Arrested
Fasting for Ramadan as a non-Muslim – Day 20
The Many Roles of the Sound of Silence
Baptized into The Church of Rock & Roll
Music of This Moment
A New Year, and A New Approach
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