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Patience And Mercy
Nature teaches beasts to know their friends. – William Shakespeare Coriolanus, Act II, Scene 1 It was nearing the noon hour when one of my coworkers — we’ll call her Alice — asked me if I wanted to see her dogs. “Bub’s outside with them. He came to pick me up and brought them along.,” she said. I’ve seen photos and heard many lively tales of Alice’s dogs but have never met them in the flesh, so I quickly said, “Sure!” and followed her out the back entrance to the parking lot. Walking behind her, I was thinking of her boyfriend, Bub. Alice is several years younger than me and…
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The Resilience of Infamy
Seventy-nine years ago today, the United States of America was the recipient of a treacherous attack by a cunning enemy. The country rallied and did battle with her attacker, making Japan pay for her act of war. Today, another attack was launched by an even more cunning enemy, an attack carried out in secret. Much damage was done, but not a single man of combat age so much as opened his mouth, much less drew his sword. They were too busy buying NASCAR hats or perusing the offerings at a microbrewery. No one on the side of right fights anymore. This is sin and scandal. S.K. Orr