I will say little, except that she is gone from CNN. She occupied, in my opinion, that next to lowest tier of public discourse. She was there, along with the Bill Mahers, the Ted Nugents, the Samantha Bees and the Ann Coulters. They exist and do what they do because, in the end, there is an audience for it. There are people out there who at best excuse what they do, and at worst love every minute of it.... Read more
Of the latest bombings. In barely the same amount of weeks, bombings have killed or wounded hundreds. The worst part is, we all know it will continue. Still, prayers for the victims and the loved ones they leave behind. Prayers for Muslims during this holy time of the year. Let it not be marred by such senseless killing and destruction. God’s strength to those who will need to continue, to struggle forward, and continue on in the world without those they... Read more
If you live in these states. Heh. Makes you wonder about why those words are so searched for in the first place. Connecticut and West Virginia, explain yourselves. Why are you searching enough for that word to register? Either that, or your states are filled with spelling geniuses. Can’t say much about Ohio. “Beuatiful” gets me every time, despite it being such an appropriate adjective for my wife. But then it looks like I’m not the only one. Wisconsin made... Read more
Means not doing what Greg Gianforte did. Nonetheless, again, to make this into some indictment on Trump or Trump supporters ignores the direction we’ve been going for a good half century. Donald McClarey explains. I will say that I reject Kurt Schlichter’s reasoning as much as I reject Mark’s. As Christians, we don’t subscribe to the ‘They did it to us so. bada bing!, we did it to them’ mentality. Hence my rejection of Trump’s Tony Soprano shtick. Because the... Read more
All thanks, prayers and appreciation: Lest we forget: ‘Pile the bodies high at Austerlitz and Waterloo. Shovel them under and let me work— I am the grass; I cover all. And pile them high at Gettysburg And pile them high at Ypres and Verdun. Shovel them under and let me work. Two years, ten years, and passengers ask the conductor: What place is this? Where are we now? I am the grass. Let me work.’ “Grass” by Carl Sandburg Read more
Since my Mom is home and doing better, we’re planning a rather extended family celebration. Not to mention the fact that we have final exams and year end wrap up next week. My really busy time will be the following week, with grading papers and finishing up forms. Plus, our 18 year old will be graduating! So between now and two weeks from now, it will be hit and miss. This weekend I’ll be gone until Tuesday. So rather than toss... Read more
Once again, dozens of Coptic Christians killed and wounded in Egypt. God’s grace and mercy be upon them, strength and peace for the families and loved ones left behind. And cover those faithful in Egypt and other lands whose faith has put them in the cross hairs of death and torment. Read more
As opposed to the Benedict Option. Dale Ahlquist, of the American Chesterton Society, explains. Some good insights there. That the world in which the Church exists is changing is beyond doubt. How we react, that will make the difference. “Work to become your own employer rather than someone else’s employee. Whenever you can, buy local. Start your own school with like-minded parents who understand that there is nothing more important than the souls of our children. Join a health care cost-sharing... Read more
George Lucas taught the fans to play. Star Wars was unlike anything I’d ever seen. It was the pop culture phenomenon of the era, kicking off a period I call ‘the Great Fantasy Renaissance’. A landmark in special effects. A new approach to film making. Maybe not all for the good. But certainly like nothing we had ever seen in that summer, a long time ago. Read more
Body slam a reporter. Geez. Self control man. I know, there are plenty of jokes out there about living the American dream (body slamming a journalist). But it’s not funny. The good news is he’s actually being charged. The bad news is he’s likely to get more votes than he should. Some people, I’ll give, don’t hang on the news every day and might have missed this before they voted. And I don’t know about early voting in these cases. Perhaps... Read more
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