Category Archives: Yes…But!

The older you get, the older you get. If that sounds like nonsense to you, don’t be too quick to dismiss this statement. I have in front of me a period Life table. True it is a few years old … Continue reading →

Year 9-17 For me life is interesting, even though Bell Tel. sometimes makes matters miserable for me. I am in this technologically advanced country on dial internet service. Can’t get wireless, and too many trees make it impossible to sight … Continue reading →

Year 9-16 Is nothing sacred anymore? Is everything to be challenged? A doctor-friend told us years ago that since plants today are grown in poorer soil, they contain fewer vitamins, fewer minerals and fewer anti-toxins, so he advised us to … Continue reading →

Year 9-15 Leave it to Gordon Brown, the British Prime Minister. This severe Scot, son of a Presbyterian Minister, the closest you can get to being a dour Dutchman like me, is also not afraid to face reality. Brown’s most … Continue reading →

Year 9-14 “I screwed up” said President Obama last week. He also admitted that if he can’t solve the money crisis, he will be a one term president. Why is there a money crisis? The simple answer is that money … Continue reading →

Year 9-13. “What is the aim of education?” or “Why do I write my column?” A Harvard University report says that “The aim of a liberal education is to unsettle presumptions, to de-familiarize the familiar, to reveal what is going … Continue reading →