Archive for the 'Deep Philosophical BS' Category
I have spent the last week writing about a girl’s best friend – diamonds. You can find the posts here:Preview, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5.
Maybe I just don’t read the right things or watch the right news shows. It just doesn’t seem that this issue is really discussed in [...]
This is Part 5 of an ongoing series. Other posts in this series – Preview, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.
I haven’t touched on the blood diamond issue much. So far, I have let a video speak on that issue. It is important though to know a bit about a system [...]
This is Part 4 of an ongoing series. Other posts in this series – Preview, Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.
Ten times each year, approximately 80 men in the world meet in London. Each one is led to a room. An attendant gives them a box containing diamonds of varying types and sizes. [...]
This video can also be found here.
Other posts in this series – Preview, Part 1, and Part 2.
This is Part 2 of an ongoing series.
The preview can be found here.
Part 1 is here.
Diamond engagement rings are a relatively new trend. The giving of a ring to mark a union leads back to the Roman Empire. It was first documented among soldiers of the Roman Empire who marked their chosen woman [...]
A few weeks back at church, Dikembe Mutombo was mentioned. He is from the Congo, a country on a continent that continues to experience war, a militia ruled way of life. Mutombo originally came to the U.S. to become a doctor. Being 7+ feet tall, he was recruited into basketball, where he has spent the [...]
Sometimes the right thing is so hard to do. At work, we have picked up a saying, If Jesus was standing right next to you, what would you do?
It keeps us a little more honest, a little kinder and hell, we work with attorneys, we need all the salvation we can get.
I [...]
A couple days ago, I was looking around my sparsely furnished apartment, looking in wonder at the few things that I have here in Houston. I am tired of sitting on the floor, I am tired of not having the comforts I am used to. I started thinking of how cheap I am. How I [...]
I am a firm believer in things happening for a reason. I am also of the belief that God leads you through this messed up life, directing your path. Of course, we can also take detours and screw things up all on your own, but He tries to get us to quit being such dumbasses [...]
Damn CAP! Here she goes again. She apparently did not receive the memo wherein it was discussed that I would not cry anymore this week. I love her so much. I totally have a hetero girl crush on her.
The moment today that made me smile so much in this post was relating to when [...]
