July 2015

Dying of Good Signs

STORY 1: Circa 575 BC, Greece The Sick Man and the Doctor (Aesop’s Fable)   Once upon a time a man fell ill. He called a doctor for a house-visit. The Doctor asked him how he was feeling. The sick man replied: “Fairly well, Doctor, but I find that I have been sweating a lot […]

We’ll leave the kids with Jack

Just the other day I was watching Mary Poppins with my 4 year old daughter. While it was the magic, and the songs, and the penguins that enthralled the young girl, I, on the other hand, was left wondering about the Sister Suffragette scene – particularly the lyrics of the song: “Our daughter’s daughters will […]