Monthly Archives: May 2002

Last week’s Time mag ran this article on fathers and their teenaged daughters and it’s online as of today. I didn’t know about the organization, Dads and Daughters, based here in Minnesota. I’m not doing too badly with my only … Continue reading →

The teacher is within so you have to learn to be still…you have to learn to live your life so that you are listening within, no matter what you are doing. – Bartholomew When Dick Leider puts on his executive … Continue reading →

In response to my criticism about only focusing on mothers as the parent to intervene with daughters, Eonbird writes: The article you refer to neither states nor implies that the entire responsibility for a parental intervention lies solely with the … Continue reading →

More interesting thinking about proving the existence of God in this NY Times piece, So God’s Really in the Details? I like reading this stuff, but it ultimately means little to anyone’s personal beliefs and their relationship with whatever/whoever they … Continue reading →

Here’s a sad tale: Woman indicted in house fire that killed three boys “A Hutchinson woman was out selling $50 worth of marijuana when an overturned candle set fire to her home, killing her son and two other boys.” People … Continue reading →

This week’s Time mag has an article titled Taming the Teen Queen Bee: Girls can be vicious to one another. Mothers of both victims and perpetrators can ease the sting. I don’t quite get why the entire responsibility for a … Continue reading →

What’s wrong with being a nice guy? Plenty, according to a local therapist I need more time to craft a response to this, but I thought I’d put it up and ask for input first.

This NY Times article, Religion and Health: New Research Revives an Old Debate, does a decent job of presenting the pros and cons. This stood out for me: Stronger evidence exists to suggest that religion is beneficial to mental health, … Continue reading →

The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow stronger. – Eden Phillpotts A miracle is not the breaking of physical laws, but rather represents laws which are incomprehensible to us. – Gurdjieff If God … Continue reading →

Yeah, some men are clearly full of crap when they step down from a prominent position to “spend more time with my family,” as cited in this Washington Post article. But I think they’re comfortable offering that as an excuse, … Continue reading →

According to a Vatican press release last week, “7c) It is clear that penitents living in a habitual state of serious sin and who do not intend to change their situation cannot validly receive absolution.” An AP wire story said … Continue reading →

Now here’s an idea that every high school with a sex ed program should embrace: an annual Masturbate-A-Thon. The fundraising part might initially be tough: “Ask your friends and neighbors to sponsor you for every minute of masturbation during May … Continue reading →

Norah Vincent writes in the LA Times: “Western masculinity is in remarkably good shape at present.” And “… the same insecure and thwarted masculinity that compels so many Muslim extremists to oppress women also may be what compels them to … Continue reading →

I’m having dinner tonight with Dick Bolles and Dick Leider, two guys who spend a good chunk of their lives writing and speaking to people about finding their purpose in life. Bolles is the author of What Color is Your … Continue reading →