During Hurricane Katrina, I spent lots of time watching TV 4 – WWL TV, New Orleans as they streamed their firsthand news over the internet.
I appreciate that kind of coverage, because it’s local and personal. The news anchors often drop all their professional masks and get real.
At one point, they showed a restaurant that had just reopened. The film clip showed a waitress writing Continue reading
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What makes you angry? I mean, what makes you really mad?
How about when you’re driving? How do you feel when someone passes you and then travels five miles per hour more slowly than you were traveling? Or how about that guy who pulls out in front of you just so he can travel 100 yards and turn off the road? Or what about the times your husband buys something without talking to you? Or what about when you tell him that your mother is coming for dinner five times, and he forgets it?
Anger is both common and dangerous. Still, many of us cherish anger.
Frederick Buechner says: Continue reading
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