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Happy Birthday, Thanksgiving!
I know I'm a little late for this Thanksgiving wish, since we're now well into Advent and the rest of the country is singing Christmas...
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Alternatives to College
It's been a month since I linked to a Viva Frei "Sidebar" video, more because there's been too much to choose from than than too little!...
Hail, Middle Ages!
The impact of the Middle Ages on our human psyche cannot be overestimated. It's no coincidence that our most beloved epic dramas,...
1960 and the Culture of Mediocrity
What was happening at the beginning of the 1960's? I've long been a fan of Randall Garrett's Lord Darcy books, so when I found...
The Great Polio Spike in the 1940's
In research inspired by my previous post, Measles Wipes Out the Immune System? , I discovered this interesting article on another...
Measles Wipes Out the Immune System?
Here's a very strange news story out of the usually-reasonably-trustworthy BBC News: Measles resets the immune system . "Immune...
Little by Little
Recently I re-read The Light in the Forest , a book from my childhood, though I hardly needed to read the whole book to find the...
How Long Since this Stove Was Used?
I like to cook. Really, I do. This happened overnight.
Reading: Fiction and Non-Fiction
I read a lot. Now, "a lot" is pretty much a meaningless term. Since I started keeping track in 2010, I have averaged 72.2 books per...
We're Crawling Back
There was no reason the day should have been unusual. It began with a phone conversation with a good friend, and ended with choir...
An Unexpected Dark Side of Flying
As I wrote before , we recently made our first airplane voyage since before the start of the pandemic. I was surprised at how rusty we...
Something Scary (but Interesting) for Hallowe'en
My favorite Canadian lawyer has a weekly feature called "The Sidebar" in which he and American lawyer Robert Barnes spend an hour and a...
The Current State of Affairs Has Deep Roots
Every time I get close to abandoning Facebook altogether, I find something worthwhile I probably would never otherwise have seen....
Grace Victoria Daley
Grace Victoria Daley Born Sunday, October 24, 2021, 12:25 p.m. Weight: 9 pounds, 9 ounces Length: 20.5 inches Mom,...
The "Rust" Shooting
Still waiting for baby news. In the meantime, David Freiheit has the best analysis (9.5-minute video) I've seen yet of the...
Suffering
I'll admit it: I never like suffering. Especially suffering I believe to be unjust. As a Christian, my greatest desire should be to...
I Am a Truthwatcher
My grandson persuaded me to take this personality type quiz because his own results matched so perfectly with his personality that he...
THIS Is Apple Cider
My readers from Florida will recognize that even the best citrus juice you can buy in a grocery store is a pale imitation of the Real...
Principle vs Parenthood in Canada
It's about time for another word from my favorite Canadian lawyer , who is struggling to balance principles and...
Thanks Be to God and Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines has been getting some bad press recently, but we've recently had a wonderful experience. I'm very disappointed...
Columbus Day 2021
Happy Columbus Day! (On my calendar it is October 12, no matter what the USPS says.) If you don't celebrate Columbus Day, have a...
So Good They Can't Ignore You
So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love by Cal Newport (Business Plus,...
Euphemisms
Point 1: What is the good of euphemisms? They enable us to express something without resorting to offensive words (whatever the...
Long-Awaited Vaccine News
My constant prayer since the start of the development of the COVID-19 vaccines has been that the knowledge gained would lead to an...
Sunday: One Church, Two Art Museums, and a Restaurant Meal
Last Sunday we might almost have been on vacation, with visits to one church, two art museums, and a restaurant. Double or triple the...