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Saint Crispin's Day 2025
On this 610th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt, it's time to reprise (again) Kenneth Branagh's version of Henry V's famous...
sursumcorda, 25 October 2025 |
You Should Smile More
I publish this here because I know there are people with whom it will resonate, although it apparently runs contrary to the experience...
People for the Ethical Treatment of Vegetables?
When was the last time you were threatened by a gang of thugs wielding spiralizers? Apparently that is a danger in the United Kingdom....
Amazon Has Too Much Power
I've been saying for a long time—not that it stops me from using their services—that Amazon has too much power. It has its...
Order of Presidential Succession
Here are the top people in line to succeed to the office if the President is unable to perform his duties. The list goes on for quite a...
Fun News in Our Choir
I'd never heard of the Church Dog books nor the church that they're associated with, but family is family, and our choir family...
I Am Not Charlie Kirk
I see a lot of people—not only in America but from around the world—saying, or displaying on t-shirts, or social media...
Incomplete Work or Unfinished Business?
Charlie died with incomplete work but without unfinished business. — Erika Kirk, 9/22/25 I think that's a great epitaph,...
Be On the Lookout for This Car When Travelling
People in our family will understand how much I like this car (photo found on Facebook). Copilot is sure the license plate is...
Watt's Law for Relationships
I hate click-bait titles. Especially those of the "X humiliates Y" sort, most of which turn out to be inaccurate. I wish more people had...
This Guy Knows Something about Not Casting Stones
I don't know who David Bahnsen is, nor at the moment do I feel the urge to find out. I judge him by his words alone, which through some...
Let Them Live
Porter had the idea for this image, and I had fun with Copilot on this. It steadfastly refused to make an image of an ostrich...
An Emotional Day
It's been quite an emotional day. First, the Bishop of Central Florida came to our church to celebrate 20+ confirmations, which for a...
A New Wrinkle for Grace
With cancer, you never know. With NF1, you never know. When doctors flood your body with toxic chemicals, then give you this drug to...
Finding an Unexpected Treasure in The Goblet of Fire
Although I read all of the original Harry Potter books when they first came out, I saw only a few of the films. Thanks to a...
In What I Know and Whom I Know
I try to ignore the insane TikTok (and other platform) postings celebrating Charlie Kirk's death, figuring there's a good chance...
We've Been Here Before
I was 15 when Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed. All in all, 1968 was quite the year. The assassinations of King and of Robert F....
The Maoris and Charlie Kirk
Okay, so there's a lot I could post (and plan to) that's more important than this, but having visited New Zealand and our lovely Kiwi...
If You Have Something Good to Say, Say It While You Can
Charlie Kirk was on the list for my Heroes series , along with many others I haven't yet written about. Now anything I write is an...
The Dolls of My Childhood
I didn't play a lot with dolls as a child, nor with trucks either. I had both, and enjoyed both, along with sundry other toys: blocks,...
Paid Protesters? Been There, Done That
When you see a crowd of people cheering or jeering on a college campus, or in the city streets, do you ever wonder how many of the...
Adventures with Gemini
Microsoft's Copilot AI, which I have enjoy experimenting with, has changed its user interface to one which I find difficult and annoying...
Grace Update!
No news has generally been good news on the Grace front. There have been some minor challenges, but when we saw her this summer, she was...
Wisdom from Miss Read
This excerpt from Village Diary by Miss Read (Dora Jessie Saint) captures both my frustration with the disservice our...
Was It Just a Publicity Stunt After All?
I've been watching the Cracker Barrel brouhaha with some amusement. Not that it concerns me directly: Despite having lived here for 40...