What is the meaning of eternity, on a human scale? Can a person experience the infinite?

This apparent contradiction, the nexus of the eternal with the finite of human frailty has fascinated and frightened us throughout the ages. From seer to sage to philosopher we have pondered what happens after we… Read full post »

In response to a message on Facebook

I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your candor, (name omitted). I was taught to give people the benefit of the doubt, and I still hope you are a nice person. It saddens me to think that my poor spirit's quest for… Read full post »

The more you spend, the more you save!
At least that seems to be the message today. Harry Reid expects 3/4 trillion savings from the senate health plan. I guess the question is, how much can we afford to save.
I’m a retired physician, a GP, retiring at an early age before I… Read full post »

to mysterious, for words,
too. silent two; see, she
authenticates, eradicates, hypatiates
me

to much longing to belong,
too. never to be true
indelicate in her love
making to belong

weather? or whether
it doesn’t darken, matter, ever
love
aching, two
belong

riddles redux rattle on
never till forever’s… Read full post »

Dear Senator ...............,
I wish first to thank you for the efforts of you and your staff on the personal matter we discussed. I am well aware of the limitations of the machinations of bureaucracy, and the time scale at which it proceeds. Whatever the outcome, thanks.
But I have a much more… Read full post »

As I have observed the growth of China’s economy over the last couple of decades, the last two years from my home in Beijing, it becomes increasingly apparent to me that there is a lotus shoe ready to drop. The legitimacy of the government is the 900 pound elephant that Mr.
…

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“nnnnnnnnnhhhn” he slowly stretched, comfortable but at the same time, tightly squeezed, warmed, oozed. Thin rays of light strobed across his range of vision, splintered the pointy arching spines. They reminded him of a shell he had seen in aquariums or at the beach, but these spines were… Read full post »

Anyone reading my posts probably agrees with my friend that told me,

"I can't tell you how funny I thought that was".

Just can't help myself, I guess.

But maybe you can; I'm announcing the first Unofficial Salon World's Funniest Joke Contest!

I'll go first, just to set the bar low.… Read full post »

Found in a trash can in Copenhagen

10-he plagiarizes only rarely
9-he’s very reassuring
8-he’s trying to quit
7-he did not have sex with... no, wait, that was the other guy
6-already won the Nobel for Punctuation, 1994
5-he’s not lysdexic
4-women adore him, men fear him
3-a certain je ne sa… Read full post »

(While flipping channels this morning)

(Click) Today's episode:

Washington Post Scores Big

or

Ethics? We don't need no Stinkin' Ethics

(MC) Welcome children to another episode of “The Cynic’s Corner”, our lighthearted look at the real world. Who's today's sponsor, Ted?

(Ted, rea… Read full post »

    'Standing Proudly Behind the Editorial We’

 

    Scientists announced today that they have discovered the most distant object in the universe. This is a wonderful development, for which we assume some type of prize will be awarded.
    The im/… Read full post »

On Physician’s Pay

It is about five in the afternoon, a weekday I think, the rush is just getting started, the line of charts not yet filling the top row of racks. Most of the complaints are the usual, general medical complaints, minor injuries and the like.
The radio assumes the quiet urgency… Read full post »

 

 

This week’s recommendation: The Public Option

 

    While diligently searching for subjects of possible interest that have been overlooked in the recent press, we stumbled upo…

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        ObamaBritches, the only underwear endorsed by the Prez

Friends, are you embarrassed by inconvenient utterances and noxious effluvia from your nether regions? Those little slips that reveal your deepest inner workings? We all know that no matter how correct your fi… Read full post »

(ZBC network was lucky enough to have a parabolic microphone trained on President Obama at this event. We post this transcript as a public service.)

OBAMA: “Hey, this is a big guy, come on man, don’t, this is a, what’s your name?”
KID: (states his name)
OBAMA: “All right,… Read full post »