Gay Clinton
I'm not an Ann Coulter fan. I don't dislike her, but I don't watch her on TV,
read her articles or books, or follow her career moves. She's just a non-entity
for me, kinda like Unitarianism. I found these remarks about
Eric Scheske
Light Day
Sorry for the light blogging. I've been busy at the office, trying to keep my
baby in furs.
The Wednesday Eudemon
A packed midweek. It started last night, when I took three of my older kids to
Pirates of the Caribbean 2. It wasn't good. The plot didn't hold together nearly
as well as the first one (which had an excellent plot and story lines that hung
God, Fun, and Money
Blasphemy would be no fun, if there was no God. Chesterton said something to
that effect, and there's a lot of fun and God going around today, not to mention
some tidy profits:
> An American who began her career as a journalist in Belfast, claims she is
The Theocrats Don't Cometh
Ross Douthat of The Atlantic Monthly reviews four books by hysterical authors
who think America is becoming a theocracy
[http://www.firstthings.com/ftissues/ft0607/articles/douthat.html]. It's
hopeless to argue with people who actually believe theocracy is a risk, and
Douthat doesn't. He mocks
15 Good Adaptations
A list of 15 books that lived up to expectations on the screen
[http://www.avclub.com/content/node/50693/1]. I don't agree with all the
selections, but it's an interesting list nonetheless.
Alcohol in Ancient Rome
One of my new favorite web sites (World History Blog
[http://world-history-blog.blogspot.com/2006/07/drunkus-maximus-power-and-purpose-of.html]
) reviews an article at one of my oldest favorite sites: Modern Drunkard
Magazine. The topic: Drunkus Maximus: The Power and Purpose of Alcohol in
Ancient
Specter of the Middle Ages
Some of you have probably heard that Arlen made a false accusation against the
Catholic Church [http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=51184]
during a stem cell debate. It's another instance of someone invoking the Middle
Ages (negatively, of course), and it turns out that
Abolish the Universities
Once in awhile, Lew Rockwell runs a great piece. This is one of them: A Modest
Proposal To Abolish Universities [http://www.lewrockwell.com/reed/reed103.html].
I had a lot of great excerpts to choose from, but went with this one:
> See, first you learn that you have
Something for Sunday Morning
> The man without God is a laughable opponent in the battle against evil. He sends
bugle boys to fight trained warriors. Positive thinking, coping skills, and
group therapy flail away comically against a smirking Legion.
Anonymous