Today is Memorial Day in the US. A day when we remember those who have given their lives in service this great nation. This day is not “just another day”. Many will tritely dismiss this as an unnecessary formality. Many will claim that they can “honor the fallen” any day they wish and choosing a [...]
With the general election coming up in the United States there’s plenty of chatter about it all. I found this article by Michael McDonald, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution and assistant professor at George Mason University, to be quite interesting… a departure from the usual drivel. It covers five common myths about “turning [...]
In a bold move toward being more Christ-like I am going to delve into the wondrous world of drink-making… that is, brewing. With the help of a home-brewing kit from my wife I will test my skills at this time-honored tradition, and as a follower of Christ I am excited by the renowned group of [...]
Why do I think this planet is chock full o’ nuts? (September 22, 2006 edition) Because an 18-yr-old mother can return to her homeless shelter after a night of binge-drinking, pass out on the bed, and then let her 4-month-old daughter fall into and drown in a bucket of the mother’s vomit, and the defense [...]
Five years. Doesn’t seem like it, though. September 11, 2001. I’m not blogging about this because it’s the trendy thing for online political mavens to do… I’m paying honors to the heroes – to the fallen and to the survivors. I’m paying respects to the known heroes and to the unsung heroes. To the widows [...]
The recent loss this week by the United States Basketball Team in the semifinals of the World Basketball Championship hits a grim reality. We are no longer the best country at basketball. [related article] Greece bumped the US Team (filled with NBA players) out of gold medal contention… Greece having only a single NBA player [...]
I have been reminded in a plethora of ways recently that the United States is divided. I know what you’re thinking… Gee, Einstein, did you just figure that out? But really, I don’t think it’s divided in the ways everyone else speaks of. You’ll hear many try and characterize the red states and the blue [...]
A friend just forwarded me a GREAT article written by Dennis Prager for the Jewish World Review titled ‘World Opinion’ is Worthless. There are several phenomena at work here… probably the chief of which is cowardice. People are cowards… which is primarily why they choose to flatter rather than be honest. Candor is seen as [...]
Some woman is suing her parents after tripping in their driveway when showing up for a surprise birthday party for her mother. Whiskey tango foxtrot! It disturbs me whenever I hear about putrid cases like this, whether the litigants are related or not… but suing your parents because they maintained “an icy driveway”? Who the [...]
In light of the nation’s 230th birthday I reflected on some of the ways that this great nation is decaying from the inside out… so I decided to list some of them… many of which are already underway and getting worse. (Wallpaper from my favorite wallpaper site, Digital Blasphemy) Let beggars be choosers. Let those [...]
I'm a Christ-follower, compelled by my faith toward reason, which points directly toward conservatism. This world's daily onslaught of lunacy offends my intellect and senses, so this is my venue to blow off steam.
