Mrs. Elsberry assigned sonnets for us to memorize in my English literature class and the first few lines of this one by William Wordsworth comes to my mind often. Mr. Wordsworth would rather be a pagan than be trapped in the “getting and spending” world. I’m not a pagan, but I appreciate the reminder to [...]
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18 January 2008
I’m not alone
I like to figure things out in the thought world…kind of like a philosopher, someone who loves wisdom. But I guess I am not alone. I just need to discern between wisdom from below and that from above. James, the Lord’s brother and disciple, wrote about two kinds of wisdom. There is also the difference between two meanings [...]
13 October 2006
Economic Security–maybe
Copied in the air between San Diego and New Orleans in 1996:
“If you think things in your country may go badly , the odds are good that gold will retain its value or soar in price even if other investments come apart. Still, these days there may be better responses to doomsday scenarios. [...]
