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Sinatra Wee Small Hours

Frank Sinatra’s In the Wee Small Hours

Frank Sinatra passed away on May 14th, 1998. I recall thinking at the time that with Sinatra gone, all bets ...
Dog flu

Dog Flu is Spreading

The canine influenza A H3N2 virus kicked off its run in Chicago, that toddlin' town, several months back, and has ...
God question and answer

God’s Q & A

A Pew Research Center study just came out finding a decline in the percentage of Americans who say they follow ...

Frank Sinatra Sings at the White House (1973 – Complete Film)

It would always be a great time to rediscover this wonderful treasure, but it's especially apt now, in this, Frank ...
Dietrich Bonhoeffer morning prayer

Morning Prayer: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Leonard Cohen

A little while back, Mrs. C. came across a prayer by Dietrich Bonhoeffer that we often return to when, as ...

Delicious Insects: Good for You, Good for Earth

Popping up in some news outlets today were remarks made by former secretary-general of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, in ...
Under Surveillance

“Under Surveillance”

We live in an age of near total surveillance. For my own part I live in New York City, where ...
Emmylou Harris Will the Circle Be Unbroken

Emmylou Harris and Co. – “Will the Circle Be Unbroken?”

"Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" is a song that just doesn't get old, and Emmylou Harris is a singer about ...
Jihad Garland Texas

Jihad in Garland, Texas

We might have woken up to news of dozens of people shot to death at a cartoon exhibition in Texas, ...