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Learning and Discerning
Every person, every sermon, every book has something of value to offer to those who will listen with a discerning heart and mind....
sursumcorda, 6 September 2024 |
Distinguishing Hoarding, Prepping, and Speculating
It wasn't long ago that I wrote the following: People who buy extra toilet paper, or cans of soup, or bottles of water for...
Hang On to Your Old Children's Books
Do you have books from your childhood that have been loved into reality, like the Velveteen Rabbit? Think twice before trading them for...
Rod Dreher On the Olympics
I've reviewed a couple of Rod Dreher's books ( Live Not by Lies and The Benedict Option ) and find him on the whole a wise...
Let the Sunshine In
Just How Far Are We from 2 + 2 = 5?
Here's yet another reason why I prefer to judge politicians by what they do rather than what they say: Porter was listening to Vice...
Jimmy Carter Did It
I didn't realize how much power a president has in deciding who gets protection from the Secret Service and who does not. Robert F....
Viva, Sam Sorbo, and Home Education
David Freiheit, who is still "my favorite Canadian lawyer," despite now living in Florida and no longer practicing law, interviewed Sam...
June 5, 1968
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s historic speech brought to mind this entry from my father's journals. June 5, 1968 For the first...
RFK Jr's Address to the Nation
I just watched Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s Phoenix speech live, and admit I was transfixed by every word. Politicians, it turns out, can...
Protect and Defend
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will protect and defend the Constitution of the United States This is what I had to...
Grace Prayer Request, Day +196
Grace's "numbers" have been doing very well, as has she herself. But at today's clinic visit, her creatinine level was elevated,...
The Firing Squad
The Firing Squad The first thing I must say about this movie is that it did everything I asked of it, and did it well. The...
LA's Homeless Hilton, NYC's Schools
When our daughter and her family moved to a small town in New Hampshire, the disadvantages were obvious to me. Over time, I've learned...
Lord of the Rings Movie Soundtrack
For those of you who enjoyed Charles Cornell's analysis of the writing of the Pirates of the Caribbean music, and/or...
Say It Ain't So, Joe!
Check out the first three minutes of this How to Cook That video for some depressing news from Switzerland. Toblerone isn't Toblerone...
Musk-Trump Conversation on X
Last night, I listened to most of the conversation between Elon Musk and Donald Trump, and this morning I picked up the 30 minutes...
Quality Is Job 1
What the Supreme Court's Chevron Decision Did for Us
I'm willing to bet that none of you woke up this morning wondering what all the fuss was about the Supreme Court's recent "Chevron"...
Preparing Is Not "Prepping"
After dealing with the COVID-response-induced shortages and empty shelves, a lot of people mock and shame people who buy more than their...
Poll Results
Here's a question I'd like to ask of political pollsters: What is the ideal position for a political candidate in the polls, at...
Whatever Became of Hubert?
I've written here several times about Tom Lehrer, the Harvard-educated mathematician/musician/comedian whose That Was the Year That Was...
When Is It Acceptable to Mutilate Children?
Every important question is complex. I'm as appalled as anyone at the irreversible mutilation being done to children by their parents...
Ain't I a Woman, Too?
I am a woman. There are some who say I am not, but I have two wonderful children and two separate DNA tests to prove it. Since...
Biden's Brilliance
What many people don't understand about dementia is that it can be inconsistent. For a period of time, sometimes even years, those who...