Philosophy On Tap
Essays in this category were originally posted to Nancy's first blog, "Pieces of My Mind". They've been moved here for preservation as the original website at NancyBabcockWrites.com has been taken offline.
Needing a change from the relentless California sun, I decided to go to Paris. Fortunately, it was only 45 minutes away, so not a long drive and no suitcase necessary. Paris was in a theater—it's a movie. There was a time--actually, most of my life--that I could not...
Have you noticed? It's been two weeks now and the rest of the world, wars and all, has apparently come to a screeching halt, or perhaps ceased to exist, because the only news we've gotten is News of the Weird. With no disrespect intended or negative connotation...
I admit it. I'm not a follower of any of the reality talent shows that are everywhere on TV these days, and although I knew Simon Cowell's name, what I knew about him was hearsay--and it was all negative. Even President Obama had read the memo on Simon Cowell when he...
Whenever I see or hear "Look," "See," or "Here We Go" as an introduction to something more, I anticipate the speaker or author to try to set me straight about something on which we disagree--that is, to convince me to change my opinion to be more in line with theirs....
June 25, 2009: The Today Show's lead story was South Carolina's governor, Mark Sanford, admitting to having had an affair with a woman from Argentina--and the story not only led the news line-up, it dominated it. And the finger wagging and judgments started flowing...
Dave, Dave, Dave--What are we ever going to do about this? It was so easily fixable until you went on the defensive of, and I hate to say it, the indefensible. Dave, I've been a fan of yours before you had fans--you know, way back when when you were on NBC in the...
Dear God, I understand that writing a petition to you is a good thing to do. You see, I am currently reading Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert and as you know, she highly recommends communicating with you in this way--in fact, she gives instructions on how to do it...
Ever since last week's election, I have been in a perpetual state of goosebumps and chills of excitement, and I know I'm not alone. "Is this real? Could it really be true? We're not dreaming, are we?"...we keep asking ourselves and each other. A president to be proud...
It's sad--really sad. Looking at John McCain and what he has become makes me feel the same kind of sadness that I feel when seeing my mother in the nursing home where she--or her physical self--now resides. All that she had been is lost; all that is left is the body...