I was raised in the rural South, and while I never cared for fried fish that much, hushpuppies were a different story. I would love to gorge myself on them right now if I hadn’t learned in adulthood that there were healthier … [Read more...]
The Price of Ignorance
Originally posted on 08-09-07: An acquaintance or relative, I forget which, gave their old car to a teenaged daughter, who drove it till the engine blew up a few weeks later. Somehow she had never encountered the fact that … [Read more...]
There Are No Mistakes, Unless You’re Omniscient
Originally posted on 06-09-07: There is a saying in AA: "There are no accidents," which sounds like magical thinking, or belief in some kind of Divine Plan in which all accidents are arranged for some ultimate good—something … [Read more...]