Those Evil English
2006·03·27
Miscellaneous
On Saturday, I linked to a WorldNetDaily.com article that began, In a move that has outraged parents, the UK yesterday unveiled a plan to place nurses in every school in England with the authority to help students arrange for pregnancy... . . .
Quote of the Day
2006·04·27
Miscellaneous
"[T]he world of blogs may be filling up with people who for the previous 200 millennia of human existence kept their weird thoughts more or less to themselves." Read more...... . . .
Quote of the Day
2006·05·03
Miscellaneous
President Bush says that it is "unrealistic" to think that we can deport 12 million illegal immigrants. It is also unrealistic to think that we can catch all murderers, but does that mean that we should de-criminalize murder? Or turn... . . .
A Friday Frustration
2006·05·05
Miscellaneous
I just returned home from a day of reluctant but necessary shopping, and I'm a little cranky. My complaint concerns store salespeople. Please don't resent the information I am about to share with you. It is really in your best... . . .
Why I'm Better than You
2006·06·13
Miscellaneous
"The beauty of doing nothing is that you can do it perfectly. Only when you do something is it almost impossible to do it without mistakes. Therefore people who are contributing nothing to society except their constant criticisms can feel... . . .
It's a Fact
2006·07·13
Miscellaneous
"For most of the world, it's really a necessity. The stay-at-home mom is over not just because of women's liberation but because of men's liberation from wanting to be the breadwinners." -Uma Thurman [emphasis added]... . . .
G. Campbell Morgan - Opinions, Please
2006·08·21
Miscellaneous
Several years ago I aquired one volume of a ten-volume set of The Westminster Pulpit, the preaching of G. Campbell Morgan. I have never read the whole book, only several selected sermons, but they are all quite good. The introduction... . . .
Friday Favorite: A Favorite Poem
2006·09·14
Miscellaneous
I know, it's not Friday. If Jonathan Moorhead can post his Quotation Friday posts on Thursday, then I can follow suit. I have decided to invite your participation on Fridays (or thereabouts) answering a random question. This week, a favorite... . . .
Useless labels
2006·11·30
Miscellaneous
Some people really hate labels. I like them. Labels are very useful. They give us a name for whatever it is we are talking about. Without them, our language would be very clumsy. “I’m going to the place that sells... . . .
Get a Life
2007·01·26
Miscellaneous
Reading my Bloglines this morning, I came across this post by my e-friend Rey called What Should I Buy: A Mac or A PC? It looks like he’s got some good advice, although, to be honest, I really haven’t a... . . .
Stop Saying That!
2007·02·01
Miscellaneous
Well, it’s Thursday already, and I find myself apologizing again for having nothing to say this week. I have actually written or begun to write several exceedingly astute and vitally important articles, but on closer examination, found them to be... . . .
Crux Redux
2007·03·26
Miscellaneous
Phillip Way's post yesterday, What Day Was Jesus Crucified? reminded me of my own post last year, What Day Was the Crucifixion? So, having nothing to say for myself today, I would like to draw your attention to these two... . . .
Indulge Me in a Rant
2007·09·07
Miscellaneous
We will return with our regularly scheduled edification after this brief rant: I recently had a conversation that went something like this:... . . .
Who Influences You?
2007·09·18
Miscellaneous
Tim Challies wrote yesterday on 10 Tips to Read More and Read Better. It’s a helpful article; I especially liked his final point:... . . .
Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say
2007·10·20
Miscellaneous
I already linked to this in the sidebar, but this is too good to leave there. I don't know who this guy is, but he's, like, totally . . . you know? Yeah. Like, You know? (HT: PyroManiacs)... . . .
Ben Stein on Christmas
2007·12·14
Miscellaneous
The following is a commentary on the observance of Christmas delivered by Ben Stein on the CBS Sunday Morning News program on December 18, 2005. You can find it “about 563” times on Google (564 now, I suppose), usually embellished... . . .
When There Was Nothing
2007·12·17
Miscellaneous
Imagine nothing. What do you see? A lot of empty space as far as the eye can see in all directions? No planets, no stars, no meteors, no solids, liquids, or gasses, and no heat or light — just a... . . .
Random Thoughts
2008·05·20
Humor? ·
Miscellaneous
Economist and syndicated columnist Thomas Sowell occasionally titles his column Random Thoughts. If you’ve read those columns, please lower your expectations several degrees before continuing. These are just a few things that have crossed my mind in the past week... . . .
Down with Values
2008·07·18
Miscellaneous
Pardon the provocative title. Today I’m just scribbling out a few thoughts on a word that has become increasingly annoying to me: “values.” “Values” has been a very fashionable word to describe what people believe for several years now. It... . . .
Impressively Insignificant
2008·07·21
Miscellaneous
A while ago, after watching a movie on DVD, probably due to some masochistic impulse, I watched the “special features” on the disc. You know, the usually incredibly boring “making of” segments and interviews with the director, cast, and sundry... . . .
