Beware: Self-Absorption Is a Recipe For Misery
Not long ago, I read about a poll conducted by Oxygen Media that indicated twenty-five percent of American young women would rather win America’s Top Model than the Nobel Peace Prize. That’s profoundly depressing, but not surprising. We live in a culture where it’s deemed more valuable to be famous or beautiful than to make […]
Why I Thank God For Baseball
Unless you’ve been unconscious for the last 36 hours, you’ve probably heard the Chicago Cubs won the World Series for the first time since 1908. As a lifelong Cubs fan, it’s been an exciting week of heart-pounding baseball. Actually, it’s been a magical season. In a year filled with a contentious political debate that some […]
The Idol In My Pocket
Earlier this week my iPhone crashed. These things never happen at an opportune time. With an upcoming deadline, I didn’t have half an afternoon to spend at the Apple Store. No matter. Like an addict in search of a fix, I immediately dropped what I was doing and headed to the Genius Bar. For reasons […]
What I Have In Common With A Panhandler
For the last couple of weeks there’s been a homeless man panhandling on the corner of Concord Road and Nolensville Pike. Sadly, homelessness is not uncommon in a city the size of Nashville, but rarely do the homeless make their way out to suburban neighborhoods. This man wears tie-dyed clothing from head to toe and […]