Read more about the article 5 questions about the third line of James Taylor “Fire and Rain,” which will likely plague me until the end of days.

5 questions about the third line of James Taylor “Fire and Rain,” which will likely plague me until the end of days.

The first lines from James Taylor’s song Fire and Rain confuse me. Just yesterday morning, they let me know you were gone.Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to…

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Read more about the article Stephen Fry explains what he would say if he was “confronted by God” and nearly knocks the interviewer out of his seat.

Stephen Fry explains what he would say if he was “confronted by God” and nearly knocks the interviewer out of his seat.

Regardless of how you feel about Steven Fry and his position on the Catholic Church and faith in general, you have to admire this answer on purely rhetorical grounds. It’s…

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Read more about the article It’s easy to criticize what people do. It’s often what people don’t do that matters more, yet these inactions are often ignored. So leave me alone, you inactive, moronic toadstools.

It’s easy to criticize what people do. It’s often what people don’t do that matters more, yet these inactions are often ignored. So leave me alone, you inactive, moronic toadstools.

I was recently sitting at my desk in my classroom, drinking a Diet Coke while correcting papers. A colleague walked in, and as we wrapped up our conversation, she commented…

Continue ReadingIt’s easy to criticize what people do. It’s often what people don’t do that matters more, yet these inactions are often ignored. So leave me alone, you inactive, moronic toadstools.