Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is a symbol – unquestionably.  The question is, “Of what?” I have never been to that particular European Cathedral, but I have been to dozens.  I am attracted to them like a moth to a candle and have been to them in virtually every European city I have visited – not to mention Middle Eastern City.  If there was not a cathedral in the city, I visited the biggest church.  On those visits I have seen people ascribe to them all sorts of meaning, from the sacred to the profane to the evil.  I have seen them viewed with awe and I have seen them disrespected.  I have seen the

It is rare that I disagree with the host in these spaces, but today is one of those days.  The host discussed Tiger Woods Masters victory this past weekend on this morning’s show as “a redemption story.”  While it does indeed mark one of the greatest sports comeback stories in history, I think to invoke the word “redemption” is a step too far. Mr. Woods real problem was not the loss of his game, disappointing though that was to his legion of fans.  Mr. Woods real problem was that in order to achieve the extraordinary levels of success he did achieve that decade and more ago, he focused on golf to