On this page the following entries were made in the “June, 2006” time-frame.
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Monica: Minion of Heck?
Here’s today’s questions:
1. Have you ever had any interaction with someone named Monica?
2. If so, was it positive or negative?
Maybe it’s because I talked to an unhappy customer named Monica today or maybe it’s because I think “Monica” sounds kind of snooty, but I would tend to guess that interactions with people of that name would be […]
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Al-Zarqawi
Al-Zarqawi was killed last night. Part of me wants to say, “Good.” He was an Al-Qaida honcho, was involved in the deaths of numbers of people, and seemed like a generally violent man. But I feel like I shouldn’t celebrate his death.
Why?
First of all, this is probably going to set off backlash from other terrorists. How many other […]
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A Lewis-Like Experience
Here is an exerpt from C.S. Lewis’ book, Surprised by Joy*:
I know very well when, but hardly how, the final step was taken. I was driven to Whipsnade one sunny morning. When we set out I did not believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and when we reached the zoo I did. […]
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Window Pain
I don’t usually crack my windows in the summer, but I did today. It rained.
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