Deacon Greg, who is – like Julie and Happy Catholic and Patrick at Paragraph Farmer – locked out of his blog at present because someone flagged him to google/blogger as a “spam” site, sent this piece by Michael Gerson and asked if I would link to it. I see why. It’s pretty interesting. Call it a tale of two Democrat governors of similar background – both Catholic, both men who have spent time volunteering to work amid “the poorest of... Read more
Please remember Julie from Happy Catholic and her husband in your prayers – especially this weekend – and well as those they serve and those who serve with them. Julie, and hubby, and several other couples are off to facilitate their “Beyond Cana Marriage Enrichment Weekend” and it seems like Old Scratch – who we know likes to get in the way of people trying to do good things – is doing his darndest to get in the way of... Read more
Go read Ed Morrissey By all means, let us work on alternative energies, but they’re not going to be practical, afforable or wide-ranging for a while. In the meantime stop lying to us about the “ten years to drill” nonsense and get busy decreasing our dependence upon foreign oils. Even better: Don’t do THIS to America. Hey, Congress…how about leading and serving? Oh, wait…the Pelosi is “trying to save the planet…” Krauthammer: The United States has the highest technology to... Read more
What a great comparative video. Some good comments, too. They’re all astonishing, but I think I most clearly heard the bell with Dessay, Mesple, Sutherland and – surprisingly – Callas until the very end, where she strains. Dahl was very good – she sounded like she still had room above that high E. Also enjoyed Pons, which surprised me, and did not much like Sumi Jo, who seemed like she was working too hard. But then again – this is... Read more
Continuing the mental health day – some links you might like, a little off the beaten trail – and little commentary: “Being hated is like voodoo, it only works if you feel hated.” The Pelosi, unwilling to allow a vote she cannot control, defines the term “petty tyrant,” and demonstrates again that she’d rather adjourn than serve, that her congress is content to do nothing, , at all, rather than work out solutions. Can UK survive multiculturalism? Good question, good... Read more
My sons made me watch Sasha Baron Cohen last night. Very clever and talented guy. Thought this was pretty good. Read more
You’ve all seen the Che tee shirt, right? The iconic shot of beret-wearing Che Guevara’s face proudly worn by many who likely have no idea who the guy actually was. The other afternoon, working his summer job making steaming lattes, frappes and other delectable beverages for people willing to spend an enormous amount on coffee and coffee-related-confections in this woeful and nearly depressed economy, Buster found himself facing – for too many times in one day – a coffee lover... Read more
This was sent to me by reader Lynda under the header This Debate is Over I expect the debate will never be over while the evil genius moron Bush lives, and I don’t know if I totally buy Red State’s take on it (I see no liberals laughing) but it’s worth seeing, anyway. Read more
“I am missing Hillary…” That’s the email I found this morning from a regular correspondent who trends left, and who sent this piece by Dana Milbank along to explain his thinking: Along the way, he traveled in a bubble more insulating than the actual president’s. Traffic was shut down for him as he zoomed about town in a long, presidential-style motorcade, while the public and most of the press were kept in the dark about his activities, which included a... Read more
Arghghg….I’m sorry! I’m sorry! Stop writing to me asking me when I am going to respond to you! I may not! Email is totally backed up again – I am so bad at email! And there are about eleventy billion things I want to blog about, but the plate is too full! However, I am very excited. I just had one of the best conversations I’ve ever had in my whole life – it’s connected to the upcoming online retreat... Read more
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