It has been a hard week I guess, though not.  More properly it has been a very isolated week, despite family interactions.  I just feel like I am so far away from those I care about.  I feel like they are too busy to keep in touch with me, and the darker part of me wonders if they really care to keep me as a friend... especially given my past ( Read more... )

Well, I read the graphic novel, Watchmen, both under recommendation from a friend and in preparation for the movie.  Wow.

It re-raised a few questions that have been lurking in the back of my mind.  Who watches the watchers?  Is the death of a small portion of humanity acceptable to assure peace among the survivors?  What does national sovereignty ( Read more... )

Sometimes I seem to forget things I aught to remember... such as posting here.  I wonder just how much of my mind will remain as I grow older ( Read more... )

Unlike my usual posts this is just a quick one to let any who read this know that I will be away until Saturday Evening at the Presbyterian Family Camp.  I go with my grandmother and two cousins, as well as a few of their friends ( Read more... )

The Lord is my shepherd, there is not I shall want ( Read more... )

Vampires.  Full Moons.  Express shipping.  Infomercials.  Ghost hunters.  What have all these things in common?

The Night.  That great darkening of skies.  The culling of the sun.  The lighting of the stars and the beginning of fires, both electric and flame.  The normal people huddle inside their homes and with loved ones.  The odder people come ( Read more... )

Time is fleeting, time is cruel ( Read more... )

On this, the Feast of All Saints, I am compelled to talk about those holy men and women that went before us.  That great cloud of witnesses that has persevered, struggled, striven, fought the good fight, and reached the Heavenly Throne.  Today we celebrate ALL who are there, both the most celebrated and well known (such as St. Peter, St. Teresa, St ( Read more... )

I am a political creature.  All humans are by the very fact that we are social animals.  Traditionally I am a conservative creature... don't mess with things that work, respect all forms life may take, try to make sure all prosper to the degree that they participate in society, and study history and tradition to proceed in future courses of action ( Read more... )

Not going to be long now.  I feel the demon coming.  It has hounded my steps for years now.  I know when it gets close, and I know when it is going to strike.  Tonight it is in the air... taunting me ( Read more... )