March 2011 – The Word's Out

Fool Me Once

by Brenda B on March 29, 2011 with No Comments

By Brenda Black I was tempted to pull some clever prank in my column this week. To string you along and then drop a zinger at the end. I thought about presenting some falsified, zany news item or an outlandish … Read More

The More Excellent Way

by Brenda B on March 24, 2011 with No Comments

By Brenda Black Most of us will never aspire to be nuclear physicists. Only about 6,000 pursued the occupation in 2009 in the United States. Even fewer will paint their face and put on a polka-dot jumper and giant slippers … Read More

Real World Economy Calculated One Human Life at a Time

by Brenda B on March 14, 2011 with 2 Comments

By Brenda Black It is mind-boggling to think how the true losses in Japan can ever be measured. As the scientist calculate the movement of the earth on its axis and search and rescue teams pile up bodies, how can … Read More

Burn, Baby, Burn!

by Brenda B on March 10, 2011 with No Comments

By Brenda Black For months we tossed sticks and leaves, dumped old straw and moldy hay into a pile at the end of the driveway. Neon orange baling twine lay balled up or bedraggled across the growing heap. We added … Read More

Seeing Green

by Brenda B on March 2, 2011 with No Comments

By Brenda Black As the earth warms and skies brighten, the transformation in God’s creation blossoms hour by hour. Where once there withered beige reeds bent from shouldering tons of snow this winter, there is now a sprig of emerald … Read More

Month: March 2011