truth | truth
Feb.05.2012
I use the word "truth" in my title and the article is dealing with "facts". I think the "truth" of reality is made up of "facts".
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
What happened in Vegas
By John D'Agata and Jim Fingal
From The Lifespan of a Fact, ...
|
Jan.31.2012
Truth:Be told.The naked Truth, unvarnished Truth,the Truth will out.Stretch the Truth-A grain of Truth, the gospel Truth,the moment of Truth.Ain't it the Truth?
|
Jan.22.2012
The attachment is the first page of an anonymous suicide letter I'd happen to inherit. The content is penetrating yet analytical, critical and assuredly incisive. The letter is cathartic and quietly simplistic. If you read this first page try not to be fooled by its format its displayed...
|
Jan.15.2012
“To see and hear people lie,” said Ivan Ivanych, turning over on the other side, “and to be called a fool yourself for putting up with the lie; to endure insults, humiliations, not daring to say openly that you’re on the side...
|
Jan.15.2012
When I wrote my book Darkness Overturned (originally titled Light Through the Dark Glass) I was deeply religious, clinging to the reality of God as my Father –and to the church. I believed in the “straight and narrow way” and sought approval not just from the Almighty, but from church leaders...
|
Jan.07.2012
We have a tradition in politics of people living office to spend more time with their family. The phrase has stirred a lot of cynicism, as it often comes as some ethics investigation is being announced or a sex scandal is breaking out.
Over in sports, when the organization is in a rebuilding...
|
Dec.29.2011
Legendary television detective, fictional Joe Friday ("Dragnet") is remembered for supposedly making famous the line, "Just the facts, ma'am" but according to Wikipedia, he actually never uttered that particular statement on camera in any episode but rather only varieties of "...
|
Dec.13.2011
Eventually, we all realize we’re never going to be able to come close to understanding all there is to know in the world. But then, no amount of understanding can ever replace happiness, or the true understanding of a few things.
|
|
Dec.04.2011
My book reading last night was particularly enjoyable because it was at Laurel Books, my independent neighborhood bookstore in Oakland. In the small setting, the audience had an opportunity to have a genuine discussion with each other once I was done talking.
Since the subject...
|
Nov.24.2011
Relatives have special knowledge about us, and a way of touching our inner core.
Sometimes that means being reminded about our strengths and values; sometimes it means being reminded about how hard we've worked to change.
If you spent Thanksgiving with relatives, tell me what truths they reflected...
|