Month August 2009
At first pass I wanted laugh – to scorn – but then I thought about it. What if they are right? In a gushy puff piece on Dan Brown designed to hype his “long-awaited new novel”, the TimeOnline headlines the… Continue Reading →
Visiting Grandma today. So we woke up and I got my children dressed nicely. I rushed us all into the van to get an early start and they all got in the van and settled in for an almost three… Continue Reading →
I don’t know how, but in some way this must be a metaphor for the Democrats and Health Care. Help me out here!
I just read an article on Gov. Mark Sanford’s wife Jenny Sanford in Vogue Magazine. Vogue clearly (and rightly) feels some sympathy for Mrs. Sanford but their obvious distaste for her Christianity and all things conservative comes through so obviously… Continue Reading →
Woe to him that enables changing of the subject. One of the most remarkable aspects of the entire health care debate has been the inability of the left to change the subject. Further, now more than ever, the left needs… Continue Reading →
I placed my two year old in the Hurricane machine. Yup. You read that right. I could tell you that she was with the nine year old and the four year old but that doesn’t make it much better, does… Continue Reading →
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America is preparing for a big vote this week on whether to allow openly gay clergy. Oh, get it over with already. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, one of the largest Christian denominations in… Continue Reading →
Maggie Gallagher, whom I agree with on many issues, wrote a line in her review of “Julie and Julia” that jumped out at me. And not in a good way. She wrote of the main character Julie, this line:”Julie is… Continue Reading →
To borrow a phrase “All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to desire to be seen as reasonable … “ This is the thought that popped in my head as I read today’s editorial at… Continue Reading →
As most people know, the best science fiction isn’t really about the science or the fiction. Great science fiction uses these to tell a story, a human story. The Time Machine, The Day the Earth Stood Still (Original), and even… Continue Reading →