Left Behind, pp. 361-364 Toward the end of Chapter 19, we were treated to the thrilling spectacle of Buck Williams leaving a message for Hattie Durham at the Pan-Con Club (Wilkommen!). Chapter 20 begins with the equally exciting account of that message being received at the other end. Here’s the opening lines of Chapter 20 as they appear in the book: Rayford and Chloe Steele waited until 1:30 in the afternoon, then decided to head for their hotel. On their... Read more
Just three French letters and a German sense of humor “Malibu,” Hole (Celebrity Skin) “Mall (All Over the World),” Daniel Amos (Doppelganger) “Mama Said Knock You Out,” LL Cool J (Mama Said Knock You Out*) “The Man in Me,” David Bazan (Live, Sweet Briar, Va., 2/17/07) “Man Out of Time,” Elvis Costello and the Attractions (IbMePdErRoIoAmL) “The Man Who Sold the World,” Nirvana (Unplugged in New York) “The Man’s Too Strong,” Dire Straits (Brothers in Arms) “Manhattan Avenue,” Nellie McKay... Read more
If you haven’t already done so, please make your way to Right Behind and bow before the glory of the Legendary Write-Off. The instructions: Write a manual or guide of no more than 500 and no less than 300 words describing the procedures involved in preparing a sandwich of your choice. This is a competition and not merely an exhibition but still, please, no wagering. * * * * * * * * * The Billionaire Murders of 2010 Billionaire... Read more
Tristero had a thoughtful post last week on “Intelligent Design Creationism and the Erosion of Trust.” Reading this post on the evolution of HIV, tristero realized that, despite being a fairly clever layperson, the science of this particular debate was beyond him. The matter being discussed was so particular to the discipline of the experts in that field that: … the rest of us have neither the time, the inclination, nor often the analytical talent to follow the details. …... Read more
The Family Research Council is upset by this ABC News headline: “One in 10 Men Has Multiple Sex Partners.” That’s the sort of thing they should be upset about, really, since it would seem to indicate that a whole lot of men are dogs and players and that there’s a whole lot of cheating, betrayal and Seventh-Commandment-breaking going on. That would seem like something the watchdogs of traditional morality ought to be barking about. But that’s not why the Family... Read more
Left Behind, pp. 356-357 Most of the end of Chapter 19 is taken up with Buck’s taxi-cab suspicions about Nicolae Carpathia. In the midst of his pondering, Buck also takes a page or so to reconsider his suspicions about God. The loss of his sister-in-law and niece and nephew tugged at his heart almost constantly, and something made him wonder if there wasn’t something to this Rapture thing. If anybody in his orbit would be taken to heaven, it would... Read more
“Looking at the Sun,” Matthew Sweet (Girlfriend) “(Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night,” Shawn Colvin (Cover Girl) “Lose You,” Pete Yorn (Music for the Morning After) “Loser,” Beck (Mellow Gold) “Loser,” Cracker (Kerosene Hat) “Losin’ It,” Vigilantes of Love (V.O.L.) “Losing Hope,” Jack Johnson (Brushfire Fairytales) “Lost and Found,” The Kinks (Think Visual) “Lost Cause,” Beck (Sea Change) “Lost Outside the Tunnel,” Aztec Camera (High Land, Hard Rain) “Louie Louie,” The Kingsmen (Louie, Louie) Listening to the truly great... Read more
I’ve been reading David Kuo’s Tempting Faith, which brought the following to mind. I’ve also been a bit hard on my evangelical brethren lately, so this story might help to round out the portrait. … – – – – – – – – – – – – The first time I went to Mrs. Washington’s house I didn’t know it was Mrs. Washington’s house. I thought of it as Darren’s house. Darren was a classmate of mine in third grade,... Read more
Can’t shake the devil’s hand and say you’re only kidding Prompted by Dog the Bounty Hunter’s racist tirade, Dave Niewert of Orcinus comments: Here’s one thing about being a white guy: You hear a lot of "private" talk from other white guys who assume you’re on the same side of the fence as they are and feel free to start spewing … The question then becomes what to say. Dave worries that his usual response — "expressing to them …... Read more
Favorite local candidate name: Judge Proud was up for re-election. Voted against him — not because he sounds like a character from John Bunyan, but because I don’t support judges from the Waterboarding Party. Today was also my first opportunity to vote to remove the Delaware County judge who last summer, in Sea Isle, N.J., I overheard ranting about how Upper Darby was “turning into Nairobi” and “going to Hell.” Voting against racist judges is a Good Thing. Local elections... Read more
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