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“Praying” as a Hobby

October 28, 2009
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I’m pretty sure that praying is not the same thing as thinking.  Some people are using the word “Pray” where others would normally use the word “think,” as in, ”Yes, that is a difficult issue.  I’ll have to pray about that for a while.”  My first reaction to this is that it is dangerous, though I’ll [...]

What Is “Maturity?”

September 27, 2009
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What’s the point of being mature when you’re dealing with a tough social situation? Let me put that another way, because it does us no good to ponder the use of maturity until we really know what it is. What is it to be a mature person?

‘Literally’ As a Figure of Speech

September 13, 2009
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In a really excelent post about language and how frustrating and cliche’ some people express themselves, I was reminded of my own ‘literal’ encounter one night out at Amber Room.  I would be interested to hear responses from a good many teenagers who would find themselves placed upon the critical chopping block.

The Bay Bridge is a Failure?

September 6, 2009
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I’d like to talk, for a moment, about a phrase I picked up in this quote, from an article in the SF Chronicle yesterday, regarding a ‘crack’ that was discovered this weekend in a piece of the Bay Bridge. Can you see the phrase? It’s a little one, and pretty innocuous at first glance. That’s right…’bridge failure.’

“How do you know when you’re in love?”

August 19, 2009
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I had a friend recently ask me the question, “when do you know you’re in love?”

Meanwhile, How wrong is it that Higgings isn’t really British?

August 12, 2009
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In fact, he was born in Denison, Texas.  That’s right, he’s a Texan.

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