Stocks opened sharply lower today on Wall Street Monday morning, pushing the Dow down more than 700 points as coronavirus cases spread beyond China, threatening to disrupt the glob... moreStocks opened sharply lower today on Wall Street Monday morning, pushing the Dow down more than 700 points as coronavirus cases spread beyond China, threatening to disrupt the global economy.The early plunge in US trading erased the Dow’s gains for the year. Markets in Europe and Asia had even bigger losses as infections spread in Italy, Iran, and South Korea.
Hello:JESUS was a radical nonviolent revolutionary who hung around with lepers, hookers and crooks. He wasn't American and didn't speak any English. He was anti-wealth,... moreHello:JESUS was a radical nonviolent revolutionary who hung around with lepers, hookers and crooks. He wasn't American and didn't speak any English. He was anti-wealth, anti-death penalty, and anti-public prayer (M 6:5). He wasn't anti-gay, never mentioned abortion or birth control, and never called the poor lazy. He never justified torture, never fought for tax cuts for the wealthiest Nazarenes, and never asked a leper for a co-payment. He was a long haired, brown skinned, homeless, community organizing, anti-slut-shaming, Middle Eastern Jew.Looks like a socialist to me.excon less
Sure, I know I had to put together the stew ingredients this morning but it's a lovely feeling now, that it's evening, to not have to set too and start cooking! I hate cooking with... moreSure, I know I had to put together the stew ingredients this morning but it's a lovely feeling now, that it's evening, to not have to set too and start cooking! I hate cooking with a passion :P
Longtime Republican Clint Eastwood is pulling support from Donald Trump in the 2020 election. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, the actor-... moreLongtime Republican Clint Eastwood is pulling support from Donald Trump in the 2020 election. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, the actor-director signaled that he thinks a different candidate would be the better choice.
“The best thing we could do is just get Mike Bloomberg in there,” he said.
If it were up to me, I'd have those eight ancient Greek words for it revived:
Eros - romantic, passionate, erotic, sexualPhilia - affectionate, fraternal, between friends and equal... moreIf it were up to me, I'd have those eight ancient Greek words for it revived:
Eros - romantic, passionate, erotic, sexualPhilia - affectionate, fraternal, between friends and equals,Agape - selfless, universal, empathic, altruistic, ethicalStorge - familiar, the old oxytocin feeling for someone who fits like an old sockMania - obsessive for anyone or anything, a kind of madnessLudus - playfulPragma - enduring love, only known when you get therePhilautia - for self, necessary for healthy functioning, but unhealthy in excess.
But then we'd need still more words for moments when we say we "love" ice-cream or Vivaldi.
So I have my own way of defining love:"love is that which consciously cares for the well-being of life."But how accurate is it?The word love in my definition could just as easily be substituted for wisdom or goodness. So have I understood the essence of love or not?
When I say "life", I mean any plant, animal or human,both close to me in time and placeand everywhere on the planet.In a way, I inclu... less
Pope Francis gives special prayer for coronavirus victims... moreNEWS
Pope Francis gives special prayer for coronavirus victims
By Lee Brown
January 26, 2020 | 10:30am
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Pope Francis on Sunday gave special prayers for those sickened and killed by the coronavirus, praising the “great commitment” to contain the outbreak that is sparking global panic.
“I would like also to be close to and pray for the people who are sick because of the virus that has spread through China,” Francis told tens of thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square for his weekly blessing.
“May the Lord welcome the dead into his peace, comfort families and sustain the great commitment by the Chinese community that has already been put in place to combat the epidemic,” he said.
The coronavirus has infected nearly 2,000 people and killed at least 56, all in China, officials there have said.
Early Sunday a third US case was also confirmed, with an Orange County patient who had ... less
