Should Jewish teachers in the Denver school system be forced to take an unpaid leave of absence when all teachers get Good Friday and Easter off with pay? May a bank teller wear a veil that covers her face?

In between the contentious issues of sex and race the issues presented to leadership by religion is ofen overlooked. In a nation where ( Read more... )

Sometimes with a heavy head and heavy heart

You wonder how you got this start

If it was really this role you meant to be living

If it was really this weight you should be feeling

How people with fake smiles and fake smarts

Can pretend to play the most important parts

1: WHAT MADE YOU SMILE YESTERDAY ( Read more... )

So a few of you know about all the stuff I've gone through with school and that I'm now questioning whether or not I want to go to law school, or atleast when I want to go to law school. I'm young, I have energy, and I don't know that I could sit through another 3 years of school right away. I'm seeing the world and I don't know that I'm ready to ( Read more... )

So I was on the metro today when an accordian player came on. I was happily passing time with my ipod on way too high when this gentelmen boarded my car, but after 4 months I've gotten used to having to turn it off and listen to the odd trumpeter or arcordianist ( Read more... )

So there's this guy I know, he's been a good friend for awhile. I can talk to him about anything and I know I could call in the middle of the night if I needed something, or just for no reason at all. I don't know that I'm more at ease with anyone else, or just more ready to be myself. I don't know, but no matter what it is, I feel pretty good ( Read more... )

my head hurts, just a little ( Read more... )

none ( Read more... )

I'm looking for a way to speak to everyone and no one at the same time. To communicate to all with a few knowing nods to each of you-especially you from time to time. I'm looking for a way to rationalize who I am and how I got there, trying to figure out who I want to be and if you'll be there with me. And if you were there on the nights that we ( Read more... )

There are a thousand things that could be better in life, and when we let them they will nearly always overpower our view of what is great. I know what is great and in the past few months I've gotten knocked down, and everytime I get picked up it's with the help of people that I've come to love like family ( Read more... )