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Sailed away and discovered England
We had plans to go walk the dealer's hall in GenCon today before a meetup, but I discovered an issue that had to be taken care of first. By the time that was handled and we made it into Indy, we had maybe an hour of free time. So instead of wasting extra money on a four-day pass (instead of one day or weekend) for a mere hour of walking around ( Read more... ) -
Putting in some work
The local Boy Scout Troop was selling mulch as a fundraiser, so I supported them by buying a few bags and then put in some work to prettify a section of our yard.
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Weeds and Sins
The more of them you pull, the more ugly and obvious the ones that are left. -
Revealing Trends
Saw a poll on Facebook asking if people liked or disliked gender reveal parties ( Read more... ) -
Quotable
I am reading The Fine Art of Propaganda: A Study of Father Coughlin's Speeches, and just the foreward has me wishing I had my own copy rather than relying on internet archive captures ( Read more... ) -
Safe Harbors
Rush Limbaugh is dead. He died of cancer. I recall somebody talking about his Christmas Eve broadcast, how it sounded like he was saying good-bye. He probably knew that he was close, that his time was near.
The celebrations of his death online are, in a word, gross. But I didn't expect otherwise. The Wheaton rule ("don't be a dick") doesn't apply ( Read more... ) -
Transitions Are Muddy Things
If you were trying to pinpoint the demise of the Roman Republic in favor of the Empire, there is a good argument for the moment when Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon. Bringing a military force into the heart of Roman territory was a drastic step- they were supposed to be merely citizens the moment they crossed that line, no longer soldiers to be ( Read more... ) -
Who knows my worth?
O LORD, you have searched me and known me!
You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
you discern my thoughts from afar.
You search out my path and my lying down
and are acquainted with all my ways.
Even before a word is on my tongue,
behold, O LORD, you know it altogether.
Psalm 139:1-4, ESVOne of my favorite authors, especially as a teen and ( Read more... ) -
Looking for a King
“We’re looking for the King, the new Messiah…
We were hoping that a king might come,
‘Cause up till now there hasn’t been one.”-There’s a New Kid in Town ( Read more... ) -
The Close of 2020
Ronald Reagan had plenty of stories he told, and one was about two children, one a pessimist, and one an optimist:
There were twin boys of five or six. Worried that the boys had developed extreme personalities - one was a total pessimist, the other a total optimist - their parents took them to a psychiatrist ( Read more... )