by Dale | Jun 29, 2011 | Articles, Byron, Philosophy, Poetry, Relationships, Romanticism
“Friendship may, and often does, grow into love, but love never subsides into friendship.”George Gordon, Lord Byron I’ve had a lot of time to think about good ol’ Byron over the course of my life. When I first switched out of Engineering...
by Dale | Jun 29, 2011 | Articles, Philosophy, Relationships
Alright – I’m re-posting an earlier post. I was looking through some of what I’ve written to do a kind of Quality Assurance check and I started noticing that a number of posts had some missing edits, corrections, etc., that I made after I had...
by Dale | Jun 23, 2011 | Articles, Death, Parenting, Philosophy, Religion
I’ve always noticed that very few people turn their eyes heavenward when things go right and say “That’s all, you Big Guy! Thanks a lot for that bonus! Nothing to do with me or my hard work – that’s on You!” There...
by Dale | Jun 22, 2011 | Articles, Death, Philosophy
In Islam, a ubiquitous phrase that one hears in the Muslim world is “Insha’Allah” – which means “Allah willing” or “If it is the will of Allah.” Latin has a similar phrase, “Deo Valente” that means...
by Dale | Jun 22, 2011 | Articles, Death, Philosophy, Religion
So, once again, I had an unexpected brush with the Grim Reaper’s repercussions in an entirely unexpected venue. I was loading some stuff into a car that someone gave to me and I was chatting with the guy who was helping me load it (a wonderful gentleman,...
by Dale | Jun 17, 2011 | Articles, Death, Parenting, Philosophy, Religion, Tragedy
I’ve decided that when anyone who is younger than 25 years old dies, it is a tragedy, almost regardless of the circumstances. Seriously. Even if it’s a gang-banger who gets gunned down in a shootout with a rival crew. You know why? ...
