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Whence Self-Confidence?
I've been sorting through old physical and computer files lately. I can't afford to read much of what I process, but occasionally...
sursumcorda, 12 February 2023 |
The Bible, TLDR Edition
The Babylon Bee can be educational as well as funny. I'd never heard of "TLDR" until seeing this video, and even so had to look it up:...
I Started a Story
I've been working my way through old computer files, and found this one-paragraph story starter that I had submitted for the Orlando...
This Injustice Has Not Been Haunting Our Family for...
There I was, pondering what I might say in today's blog post, when my sister-in-law sent me the following article, from People...
We Remember
One year ago, the Canadian truckers of the Freedom Convoy rolled into Ottawa, Ontario, their swelling ranks cheered on by people all...
January 28, 1986
High Flight Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward...
Amazon Has It Their Way
I liked the AmazonSmile program, in which Amazon.com would donate a percentage of a customer's purchase to the charity of that...
The Benedict Option
The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation by Rod Dreher (Sentinel, 2017) I read Live Not...
A Less Impressive Encounter with Shutterfly
I wrote recently about my pleasant encounter with Shutterfly customer service. That has not changed. But here's something I'm not...
Risk Benefit Analysis
I didn't expect to like this Wall Street Journal article about the board game, Risk . Unlike nearly all the rest of my...
Survival of Preterm Babies
Back in the 1970's, I worked at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York. One of my favorite things to do on my...
America's Favorite Toy
No matter how addictive video games become, I doubt they will ever truly supplant the humble Lego building bricks for enduring value,...
Shutterfly Adventure
I like Shutterfly, for making books, greeting cards, and other photo-themed gifts. My experience with them hasn't been perfect, but they...
The Effectiveness of Compulsory Lockdowns on COVID-19...
The supporting documentation is long and complex and I don't expect anyone to read it all. But I include the link anyway. Some...
Books Read in 2022
It's that time again: Here's my annual compilation of books read during the past year. Total books: 83 Fiction:...
The Ideal New Year's Eve Party
Our church is having an event this New Year's Eve. I'm not thrilled, but we'll probably show up for a little...
Did You Know?
WARNING: If you have a particular fondness for President Biden's policies, or for the Christmas song, "Mary, Did You Know?" —...
Opening Lines of Great Books
One Thanksgiving, during a family trivia game, I discovered that I know the first and often the second lines of quite a number of books,...
A Christmas Carol of Deep Grief
Having overheard someone questioning why Coventry Carol was included in our church's Lessons and Carols service earlier this...
Everything Sad Is Untrue
Everything Sad Is Untrue: (a true story) by Daniel Nayeri (Levine Querido, 2020) Sometimes the AI—which Porter,...
What Price Truth?
A long time ago, Pontius Pilate famously asked, "What is truth?" More recently, Elon Musk questioned, "What is the value of...
Homemade Orange Extract
A year ago, I picked and washed some fruit from our Page orange tree, then used a vegetable peeler to obtain thin slices of peel....
What I Want to Sing in Church Someday
" Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence " is a wonderful and ancient Eucharistic hymn particularly suited for this time of year. I love it...
Canada, COVID, Cannabis, Catastrophe
Maybe you smoked some pot when you were young. Or know that your parents did. I did not, except second-hand and co-mingled with tobacco...
Evergreen Hills
I find Chick-fil-A's Evergreen Hills stories a much-needed breath of sanity in today's world. This year's is The Snow Globe, but I've...