Two years ago, a series of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad printed in a Danish newspaper made the rift between Islam and the largely Christian West a little bit wider. Most Muslims find images of the prophet offensive. I’m not sure the exact reason for this–I could look it up, but we’re really close to [...]
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Monday March 10, 2008 Arco Arena, Sacramento I’m usually not one to attend rock shows in the arena setting because the sound quality usually blows and beers are like twelve bucks, but when the opportunity presented itself to see one of the largest tours of the year thus far, I couldn’t resist. When rumors first [...]
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The teachings of Confucius encompass almost every aspect of becoming a better person. Unfortunately, he missed one glaring example of common decency: A kind man always wears pants in public. One brisk November day, I hopped in the car and headed to the gym. I work out at a predominantly geriatric gym for two reasons: [...]
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