Deus, dona mihi serenitatem accipere res quae non possum mutare, fortitudinem mutare res quae possum, atque sapientiam differentiam cognoscere In English, this means “God, give me the grace to accept with serenity that which cannot be changed, courage to change… Continue Reading
It’s damn near impossible, even for a Dodger fan like me, to not be impressed by the Colorado Rockies. They’ve improbably come up from the basement of the NL west, won 21 of their last 22 games to scrape in… Continue Reading
Items unintentionally lost or destroyed in the move: 1. One (1) bottle of rare, high-quality Ukranian vodka2. Two (2) plexiglass-framed prints3. One (1) glass-framed movie poster4. One (1) picture frame for original picture (picture undamaged)5. Two (2) joint bolts for… Continue Reading
The Queen’s Bench in Britain issued a ruling recently regarding Nobel Prize winner Al Gore’s landmark documentary, An Inconvenient Truth. Of particular interest is the manner in which the court addressed “scientific errors” in the movie, although the opinion is… Continue Reading
And I am not a plumber and I am not a carpenter and I am not a painter. I am a homeowner (again) and that makes me by necessity all of these things. This weekend, I’ve had to re-wire lamps… Continue Reading
Must move Saturday yet the remodeling is vastly incomplete
In Palmdale, California, it seems that upgrading one intersection from a four-way stop to a four-way traffic light costs taxpayers $815,000. (Now is the appropriate time to let out a long, low whistle.)
Rick Moran resents that his political party has been hijacked. I understand how he feels completely, and that’s why I keep reading his blog.
One of the most powerful reasons that atheism has become so prominently featured in public debate recently has been a series of high-profile books and other media efforts by the likes of Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennert, and Christopher… Continue Reading
I find Vice President Al Gore’s winning of the Nobel Peace Prize, for his work publicizing global warming and related environmental problems, to not sit well with me. I’m not alone in this. I have two problems with the award.… Continue Reading