Why so many problems begin with frustrated desire

Every day, headlines assault us with troubling news. These recent titles from a local news website are just a small sampling:

• Two Shotgunned to Death [source]
• Joyriding Gang Member Slain; Crash Injures Family [source]
• Local Soldier Dies in Afghanistan [source]
• School Gets Tough on Commencement Outbursts [source]
• Wife Gets $184 Million in Divorce Ruling [source]

From international to household warfare, roadway to classroom outrage, and mortal to financial loss, such stories reveal our fallen, human propensity to sin.

The cause of these impulsive, sinful outbursts is no secret: When we want what we cannot get, we lash out.

What causes fights and quarrels among

Update: Insurance has come through! See my comment...

If I had a dog, I suppose I’d lose it, next.

:: sigh ::

This last Sunday night, after I returned home from a quick coffee-run, some miscreant waltzed into my garage and boosted my $1,800 laptop, shown at right. In case some ethical pawn shop owner uses Google to validate their stolen goods, the laptop is a Gateway model 7510GX, serial # N3258 010 02495. Or perhaps you are not intending to be an ethical merchant, but because the mouth-breather who stole my laptop was too stupid (or in too great a hurry) to also steal the attached power converter, you might be trying to lookup suitable power supplies for a Gateway laptop of this model. Well, you’ve come to the right place. If you will reunite me with my laptop, I’ll gladly give you the power supply.