peacefulones

Add “debate judge at Oxford” to my resume. What a day. I wake to the sound of commuter cars whizzing by on rain-soaked roads. There’s a li...

Five of us are on our way to England for two weekends of international debate tournaments. The first stop will be Oxford, and the second Cam...

Ok, it's time to pass along some book reviews (books provided by the publisher). If you need some light reading and good stories, I'...

Our house is in a bit of upheaval over the past few months. Okay, actually... it is undergoing a complete transformation from traditional Eu...

Some people have a lot of irons in the fire. The assumption is that they'll eventually get burned, taking on something hot without payin...

Hannah Whitall Smith was a practical mystic. She wrote about the mysterious transformation in a person's interior life that resulted in ...

Amputations are painful. The most curious and devastating effect is the "ghost limb" that continues to itch and irritate. ...

MW Word of the day terreplein : \TAIR-uh-playn\ noun Meaning: the level space behind a parapet of a rampart where guns are mounted ...