Regarding “A home remedy; Paid sick leave could help deter the spread of swine flu” (Page B8, Wednesday), have y'all lost your minds? Full Article at Houston Chronicle

"May you live all the days of your life." - Jonathan Swift I'll never forget the woman's face after I told her I worked for Hospice. The corners of her mouth turned down and she said, "Isn't that when people are dying? That is so sad." Full Article at The Star-Gazette

A lawyer who owns an office building located near The Beacon, a day center for homeless people in downtown Houston, filed a suit Monday seeking a permanent injunction to shut down the operation on the ground it’s a “private nuisance.” Lawyer Harry C. Full Article at Above the Law

When Jonathan Swift left money in his will to build Ireland's first mental hospital, he noted laconically that "no nation needed it so much". We Irish feel pretty much the same about the 2010 World Cup. Full Article at Comment Is Free

The English language changes. People complain about the changes, but the complaints have very little effect. As Lynch tells the story, beginning in the early 18th century, self-appointed experts first tried to bring order and regularity to our language. Full Article at Boston Globe

"The difference is that instead of dirt and poison, we have rather chosen to fill our hives with honey and wax, thus furnishing mankind with the two noblest of things, which are Sweetness and Light." Full Article at Sweetness & Light