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From Chesterton's Orthodoxy, Chapter 9...the Christian Church in its practical relation to my ( Read more... )

I'm listening to G.K. Chesterson's book Orthodoxy. He makes the point that Christianity is concerned with restraint of the passions.  Stirner made that point, too.  it is pretty obvious.    Sex is fine, so long as it is procreative, and with the opposite sex in the confines of marriage.  Have the passion, but in the right context.  Food is fine, ( Read more... )

http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/bible/john/5:17?mc_cid=f2cdff7d20&mc_eid=494b27c7d4

For the Father loves his Son and shows him everything that he himself does, and he will show him greater works than these, so that you may be ( Read more... )

I'm listening to a new book, Confessions of a Criminal Lawyer, by Seymour Wishman. He seems very self reflective about his life and career, giving an honest account of it.  He discusses how he would purposely flirt with jury members to make a connection, to get them on his side.  It was just little things, looking at them, giving them a nod of ( Read more... )

I listened to the book Clockwork Angels on Audible, written by Kevin J Anderson collaborating with Neil Peart.  Neil Peart, drummer for Rush, wrote the lyrics for an album of the same name recorded by Rush ( Read more... )

Would be totalitarian leader decides to embrace libertarianism because he is under the impression that he and his cronies will get very rich and everyone else will be very poor, and thus, under his thumb ( Read more... )

I see my in-laws, who are very nice people, but their life is so depressing.  They moved to assisted living and everything is done for them ( Read more... )

Normally, I respect my kids' wishes wrt recreational activities.  I took my daughter to softball evaluations today.  She loves softball.  It was time to go, and I asked her if she was going to try out for pitcher.  No. No she did not want to.  She hadn't pitched since last fall.  She was rusty, out of practice.  I made her try out.  We paid for ( Read more... )

I didn't catch Trump's speech.  I saw bits and peices on the news.  On O'Reilly, they played the part where he spoke to the widow of the Seal that died in the Yemen Raid.  I was tired, sick with a sore throat, and didn't have the energy to voice my utter outrage ( Read more... )

My son came up and started talking to me when I was trying to read something today.  I had trouble transitioning to hear him.  I wondered why that was.  It is a frequent problem when I am engrossed in what I am doing ( Read more... )