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No Need for You to Miss a Minute
As a child, I listened to 'way too many repetitions of Tom Lehrer's That Was the Year that Was album; consequently I've lately...
sursumcorda, 5 March 2022 |
This is Why I Prefer OLD Art
It's "Museums on Us" weekend, and time to take a look at what might be new around town. Usually that means the Orlando Museum of Art and...
Russian Tea Time
When we were in Chicago recently, our first meal was at the amazing Russian Tea Time restaurant. It was a special occasion; if we...
Let Them Hear of Brave Knights
Milestone note: This is my 3000th blog post. That calls for something serious, but not depressing. Here you go:...
Pain Works That Way
I woke up this morning at 4:00, troubled by the news Porter had delivered when he came to bed about midnight last night. Life has been...
Is History a Waste of Time?
I know many of you think I have better things to do than follow the protests in Ottawa, and you're right. You can blame my 10th grade...
Behind the Freedom Convoy
It's nearly an hour long, but if you want to know the truth behind the origins, organizers, goals, and strategies of Freedom Convoy...
A Shout Out to CentraCare
If my memory serves me correctly, I have been to an emergency care facility twice in my life. Unlike my brother, who apparently...
This Is Serious, Folks
I fully intended to post something lighter today, but history has no pause button. Anyone receiving a cancer diagnosis, or answering...
Trust, Broken
Charitable giving is a tricky thing. It's not enough to be generous; it's also important to be sure your money is going where you intend...
Our Culture of Fear
Our Culture of Fear could be the title of a post on the last two pandemic years, but not this time. As much as COVID hysteria has...
The BIS in Action
Just yesterday I encountered the idea of how our primitive behavioral immune system fuels the bizarre fear, disgust,...
Great COVID Vaccination Article: The Good, the Bad, and...
Are you tired of extremism and party politics surrounding talk about COVID-19 vaccination? Me, too. I think you will love an article...
The World Is Watching, and So Are We
Only a few times in my life have I felt this close to history-in-the-making. The Apollo 11 moon landing. The fall of the Berlin Wall....
Chicago Firefighters to the Rescue
We interrupt all the troubles of the world for a feel-good story that occurred just hours after we left Chicago. Pepper the dog is...
Freedom Convoy 2022
You will hear soon about our wonderful trip to Chicago, but current events are taking precedence today. I hate crowds. All my...
Sounding a Quiet Alarm
The line between truth-telling and fear-mongering may be thinner than I'd like to believe. I legitimately criticize most popular...
Here Shall I Die Ashore
Here Shall I Die Ashore: Stephen Hopkins—Bermuda Castaway, Jamestown Survivor, and Mayflower Pilgrim by Caleb Johnson...
Until Light Goes Up
—George MacDonald, Unspoken Sermons, Volume 1 , "The Eloi"
Prescience from Science Fiction
The science fiction writers of the 20th century were often startlingly accurate in their technological predictions, as...
Georgia Was Not on My Mind
Chick-fil-A posted this sign: Today, we remember a great leader, humanitarian...
Live Not by Lies
Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher (Sentinel, September 2020) My previous book having been...
Help Me with the Math Here
Our city has long been in the forefront of innovation when it comes to wastewater treatment. I 'm proud of Altamonte Springs . The...
Books Read in 2021
It's time for my annual compilation of books read during the past year. Total books: 85 Fiction: 66...
Epiphany 2022
It is January 6. "Chalking the door" is done. At our crêche, the Wise Men have completed their journey....