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Friday I Ching Blogging: The New York Yankees
This week I reveal something deep and fundamental about myself: I am a New York Yankees fan. I imagine about half of you now have a lesser opinion of me – but that’s all right, I’m used to… Continue reading
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Defining a life: Gene Mauch and Aidan
The passing of Gene Mauch this week makes me think again (just as in the case of Micky Owens) about how the slightest turns of fate can come to define our lives. Mauch was famous for coming close… Continue reading
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A Million Years?
The EPA has announced that it is setting new standards for the containment of nuclear waste to be stored at the Yucca Mountain site in Nevada. Its a modest goal: limit radiation leakages for a million years. … Continue reading
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Confucius and International Relations
An opinion piece in today’s People’s Daily applies Confucian principles, especially the idea of benevolent government, to foreign policy issues, particularly those of the US. The basic idea is: if powerful countries concentrated on a "policy of benevolence,"… Continue reading
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“Pain and a Son’s Duty”
Below the fold is an article I published in the LA Times on November 21, 2004. It complements my previous post, "A Good Death?" It deals with a decision I had to make to move my mother to… Continue reading
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A Good Death?
I imagine yesterday’s NYT Magazine article, "Will We Ever Arrive at the Good Death?," will spark many blog responses. So, let me toss mine into the mix. This will be a more personal post, drawing on my experience… Continue reading
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Sunday “Modern Love” Blogging: Spike!
Today’s "Modern Love" column is by my friend, Spike Gillespie (Hi Spike!). She has a couple of books, a website, and is well known in Austin. I have known her electronically for several years as we exchanged email… Continue reading
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Friday I Ching Blogging: The Six Party Talks on North Korea
Last week Jon asked for it, and this week we finally deliver. The question: Will the Six Party Talks on North Korea succeed? The answer from the I Ching: Yes, if basic US policy… Continue reading
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Koreans, Dogs, Clones and Confucius
The Koreans clone a dog story is not too surprising after last month’s Koreans make a breakthrough in stem cell research story. So here is a link to my post from last month, which may have some relevance… Continue reading
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Hiroshima, Catholic Bishops, and Mencius
Ahead of Saturday’s 60th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshime, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops has released a letter, sent by Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, to the the president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference… Continue reading
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