August 2015
Five Tales That Reveal Not All Burgers Are Created Equal
When is a hamburger not a hamburger? As an American, reading Hamburger on a menu used to evoke only one image: about four ounces of ground beef flipped on a grill and served between two halves of a similar-size bun. All that changed when I left the US of A. Here are five tales that […]
Can I Adapt Without Spending Months in a Blind School?
When total blindness entered my life, fear engulfed me. Even if the school rightly boasted the friendliest faculty in the world, the idea of living in an entirely unfamiliar environment–without sight, friends, or family–petrified me. How can I adapt without spending months in a blind school? My brain and other senses functioned normally, so with […]
What Does “Don’t Take the Lord’s Name in Vain,” Really Mean?
Countless millions of us throughout the centuries have believed that the third of the Ten Commandments meant we shouldn’t swear, but that’s wrong. Uh, what I mean is that, while using God’s name in such an irreverent way is wrong, it has nothing at all to do with the Third Commandment. So, what does “Don’t […]
“Hey, Girlfriend, It’s Okay to Be Straight!”
With the media’s spotlight focused on the adolescents of the LGBT community, the insecure straight teen can feel left out—again “I’m thirteen. I like Susan a lot. We’ve been best buds since first grade, but—not like that. What’s wrong with me?” To all of you teens and young adults, I say, “Hey, girlfriend, it’s okay […]