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Our New Pets
We're not much of a pet family. We had a cat for a few years, but he didn't get along with the new baby. He was old and...
sursumcorda, 21 March 2009 |
Generational Stereotyping
Once again I'm piggy-backing on something Jon posted in Google Reader, but I haven't figured out how to comment on any of the "shared...
Extreme Shepherding
This showed up in my Google Reader feed, from Jon. I'm not certain, actually, that this was the video he intended, as I had to...
Sunday's Launch
This time I had my camera ready. Click on an image to see the whole, larger picture. Up, up and away......
Strawberries!
Lord of the Rings fans may remember Shire Year 1420, when "the fruit was so plentiful that young hobbits very nearly bathed in...
Administrative Matters
As I try to steer a course between providing too much information and too little, let me attempt to explain what I plan to institute...
Therefore Keep Watch Redux
I've written often enough about threats to the fundamental right of parents to educate their own children: the dreadful...
Nathan Smith (1770-1850) and Margery Irwin (1776-1867)
My great-great-great-grandfather, Nathan Smith, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1770. His mother died when he was six or...
"They Came First for the Communists...."
I'm going to use my proverb until it catches on: The wise man recognizes truth in the words of his enemies . And the...
A Lovely Respite from Politics
Driving home late last night we were treated to an unusual privilege: seeing a Delta II rocket—this one carrying...
Is This Really the End of America?
I am reproducing John C. Wright's latest post in its entirety because I desperately want my liberal readers to tell me why he is...
Black Market Baby Formula
Suspects arrested in baby formula theft ring . That was the headline for an article in today's Orlando Sentinel . A...
God So Loved the World
Although we couldn't fully appreciate it at the time, being neophytes who didn't know any better, we sang for several years in one of...
VPK
"What is VPK?" asks an article in our city's magazine. Pre-math, pre-reading and social skills. How do I...
Casting the Net, Vol. 7
Two of my favorite bloggers have written recently about the perils of allowing ourselves to be too busy. Surely You Can Work a...
The Gridlock Economy
The Gridlock Economy, by Michael Heller (Basic Books, New York, 2008) Peter V.—who now keeps most of his insightful...
Invitation to Conversation
I hope this doesn't violate blog etiquette, but I'm going to repeat a conversation an anonymous Canadian and I have been having over at...
Casting the Net, Vol. 6
It's time once again to clean up my "blog about this" list with a shovel rather than a spoon. Here are some treasures...
A Lovely Day
Sitting with us on our back porch, enjoying our porch swing , our neighbor announced that no one should be inside on a day like...
Gone to Find Out the Rest of the Story
RIP Paul Harvey .
Lent 2009
As someone relatively new to the Liturgical Year , I have nothing authoritative to say about Lent, but I love this season. As a...
Janet Jackson, Heavy Metal, Censorship, Liberty,...
As with most First Things articles, David B. Hart's 2004 essay Freedom and Decency is intellectual, dense, long, and not easy...
Remember, O Man, that Thou Art Dust
Did you ever wonder where your Ash Wednesday ashes come from? Traditionally they come from burning the branches from the previous...
Food Monopoly, Food Contamination
Jon shared Controlling Our Food on Facebook, but as that leaves out most of my readers, I'll post it here. I almost didn't,...
Classical Unschooling
Jon provided the name; now all I have to do is figure out what "Classical Unschooling" is. It could be confused with unschooling...