MARION HILL

Things That Make You Go…Hmmm 3

God created Man as a moral being, and now Man turns around and wants to improve God. (Becky Miller) I saw this quote on another blog site and it has got me to thinking. Has man really improved God to his liking? Or will man let God improve him for his purposes? Just...

Marion’s Book Giveaway

I have decided to have a book giveaway!  Since I have a book review column, I thought giving away the books I reviewed to someone. The first book's giveaway will be the Trophy Chase Trilogy by George Bryan Polivka. I wrote a review about this trilogy in Book Review...

Things That Make You Go….Hmmm 2

Why is the phrase, "Keeping up with the Joneses" so popular when we are talking about increasing one status or standing in life? Was there an actual family named Jones attached to this phrase? Why not use, "Keeping up with the Johnsons or Keeping up with the Smiths or...

Things That Make You Go Hmmm….1

Why is unpopular or offensive speech called political correctness? I believe it should be called cultural correctness. Speech that is considered politically correct has nothing to do with politics.  It has more to do with about what is accepted or not accepted by our...

Things That Make You Go Hmmm…(Intro)

I've decided to add another column to this blog. However, this column will be a little more irreverent, free-flowing, and hopefully a little more playful than the Wisdom of Marion Column. With that introduction, I would like to pose the question...Have you ever had...

Marion’s Favorite Things

Hello Everyone, I have decided to create a new blog column.  This one is called my favorite things.  I will write from time to time about my favorite things in books, music, travel and other items that I enjoy. You may agree or disagree with my favorite things....