Religion is one dimension of culture, a transcendent element of it.

Religion is one dimension of culture, a transcendent element of it.

We took all the classes and the shots required by the Red Cross, and they flew us to Mississippi on read more

We took all the classes and the shots required by the Red Cross, and they flew us to Mississippi on Nov. 21. I also volunteered for the Red Hat Society, because I'm a member of that group.

I am inhabited by a cry.
Nightly it flaps out
Looking, with its hooks, for something to love.
I am read more

I am inhabited by a cry.
Nightly it flaps out
Looking, with its hooks, for something to love.
I am terrified by this dark thing
That sleeps in me;
All day I feel its soft, feathery turnings, its malignity.

a lady who couldn't keep her legs together.

a lady who couldn't keep her legs together.

People are spending to rebuild their lives, even if they don't have a job or have lost their home. I read more

People are spending to rebuild their lives, even if they don't have a job or have lost their home. I thought we would have seen quite a slowdown. But people are apparently trying to keep as much of their lifestyles as they can.

Stocks are only getting cheaper and cheaper, and the U.S. economy is strong as are corporate profits. I was bearish read more

Stocks are only getting cheaper and cheaper, and the U.S. economy is strong as are corporate profits. I was bearish on U.S. equities earlier this year but have now turned positive.

Families of the 'disappeared' deserve answers immediately to their repeated demands for information about the fate of their loved ones. read more

Families of the 'disappeared' deserve answers immediately to their repeated demands for information about the fate of their loved ones. Above all they deserve justice.

There will be great security problems as a result of the U.S. presence,

There will be great security problems as a result of the U.S. presence,

They had to defend themselves.

They had to defend themselves.