Dublin, OH August 31, 2021 Every era puts invisible shackles on those who live thru it, and I can only dance in my chains. – Liu Cixin Ireland is the richest country in the world, because its capital is always “Dublin”! – Unknown In the Catholic Church, it takes several centuries for a doctrine to […]
Atlanta, GA August 21, 2021 Last week, like a bayonet in a minefield, my pen poked into dangerous ground. As you can imagine, the explosions came fast. Some still do. For the most part they’ve been proportionate, well-targeted, and the expected blowback of a fool-hardy foray. But none were deadly. The last thing I want is […]
Atlanta, GA August 15, 2021 Anyone with eyes to see or ears to hear has sensed for a while that the world is going to Hell. In recent years, the handcart has picked up speed. Many drivers have hands on the wheel, and feet on the accelerator. Regardless whose at the controls, it seems to […]
Atlanta, GA August 11, 2021 “I’m sorry. I know people must like to have their individual freedom. But I think that we’re in such a serious situation now, that under certain circumstances, mandates should be done”. – Dr. Anthony Fauci, yesterday on MSNBC It’s been said that people go insane in groups, but come back […]
Atlanta, GA August 1, 2021 A few days ago, we examined the faulty reasoning and high-pressure tactics of those demanding more Covid mitigation measures and universal “vaccination”. Today we reverse the lens, flip the script, and explore the thought-processes that might make someone reluctant to inject our latest medical miracles into his upper arm. The […]
Atlanta, GA July 6, 2021 Last week Rita and I once again had the nest to ourselves. Alexander was in Auburn, and David on a church retreat to the Appalachians of north Georgia. After a week in Alaska, those mountains must’ve seemed like molehills. The house was quiet, which usually soothes others by leaving me […]
Atlanta, GA June 6, 2021 Of all ignorance, the ignorance of the educated is the most dangerous. Not only are educated people likely to have more influence, they are the last people to suspect that they don’t know what they are talking about when they go outside their narrow fields. – Thomas Sowell Finally…a year […]
Adairsville, GA May 14, 2021 Gas shortages…price inflation…mideast wars…goofy haircuts…persistent malaise. The 70s are back, baby! We have an urge to settle under a lava lamp, cuddle with our pet rock, and drop a needle on an Eagles album. And this year, deep into May, even Jimmy Carter’s admonition to wear sweaters seems appropriate. We […]
Mobile, AL April 5, 2021 One of the more memorable Easters we ever spent was over two decades ago, in Blois, on the right bank of the Loire. We spent a week in the valley, a day in the town, and an evening at its cathedral. As the sun set, we immersed ourselves in the Vigil […]
Atlanta, GA March 29, 2021 As anyone who reads this drivel knows, I’m wrong a lot. I decided not to buy property in Pacific Heights in 1995, or in Whistler, BC a few years later. My wife was smart enough to buy Amazon in 1999, but I was dumb enough to sell it in 2001. […]