Snippets (on Pentecost, coincidentally)
Confirmation bias? Intentionality > Consumerism? Transcribing, regurgitating and learning Free Enterprise® The greatest legacy Chivalry, Barbarianism and Neurosis Did it not always fall on Sunday,...
View ArticleFriday, 7/11/14
News that doesn't make the news, news that stultifies, news that baffles and a 6-year-old consults Siri for up-to-the-minute news about his beloved.
View ArticleWednesday, 8/20/14
Four contrarian thoughts - at least one of them wise, all of them fruitful to consider.
View ArticleTuesday, 8/26/14
Denial isn’t a river in Libya Polanyi’s paradox The limits of good policing policy Living in the third great ecotone Keeping Napa Valley earthquakes in perspective 1 The Libyan war has been directly...
View ArticleThinking some more about contraception
I've been thinking more about Elizabeth Anscombe's 1972 Contraception and Chastity, which I first blogged about recently. I've reached a few conclusions, which may be waystations rather than places to...
View ArticleFriday, 10/3/14
"Has your Bible become a Quran?" followed mostly by articles with a religious nexus, with two on law just for seasoning.
View ArticleSaturday, 10/4/14
"Shut up about being a burden. I love you." is my favorite today. Another, which I thought was a backwater, is already getting attention from everyone it seems.
View ArticleWednesday, 10/8/14
Will Gordon College offer a pinch of incense? Also, drive-by virtue, my developing Ringxiety and more.
View ArticleOh! How we love the poor children of backward lands!
I couldn’t help myself. I heard about the Nobel Peace Prize recipients, but couldn’t stop thinking about something else. The Nobel laureates were chosen for their work to assure the right of children...
View ArticleWednesday, 11/5/14
No partisan political rejoicing or gloom, but lots of tough-minded integrity.
View ArticleThursday 12/4/14
The ambivalent pleasures of political homelessness, how the regime shapes imagination, kiddie lit, executive power and a clericalism story that lingers.
View ArticlePotpourri (if you happen not to be nappin’)
I said my Christmassy things yesterday. Today, a notable potpourri for those not totally somnolent from Christmas feasting.
View ArticleNew Year’s Eve
The Tragedy of the American Military, solipsistic Christianity, religious humanism, and the retreat of free speech.
View ArticlePentecost (Eastern), 2015
Diabolical Discourse Concrete thinking, Abstract thinking Thinking and speaking Christianly to the Culture Turing tests, Android love, and atavism 1 “Do you know what the word ‘symbol’ means in the...
View ArticleSaturday 6/13/15
If you’re too weird for Asheville, you’re too weird; My first Burqa siting; Banning Ayn Rand from polite company; & Toppling Putin.
View ArticleFriday, 6/19/15
Maybe this trends a little bit grim, but if you're not a little bit grim these days, you're not paying attention.
View ArticleTuesday, 6/23/15
Why the Charleston shooting haunts Authority and credibility Signs of bankruptcy Complete fools and their child props ABTD Get Cloak and stop taking dumb advice 1 I’ve been busy, and didn’t think much...
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