I’m a bit tired of the headlines. Today’s Supreme Court case is not about the Supreme Court striking down a law prohibiting animal cruelty. No one on the Court is in favor of animal cruelty. It’s about Congress overreaching and… Continue Reading
I saw myself in a photograph yesterday. This led to my decision to eat three-quarters of a salad for lunch today, and to tell myself quite falsely that I didn’t really want the pasta quattro formaggi. This exercise of discipline… Continue Reading
It’s the KFC “Double Down.” I’d call it a “sandwich” except it’s, well, a big mass of meat. First you take a fried chicken breast. Then you put some cheese on it. Then some bacon. Slather it with something they… Continue Reading
Here’s an interesting and penetrating look at how California got into its budget mess — one that I think contains a great deal of truth. It gets played out in microcosm with prison guards, but really the issue is public… Continue Reading
I bet you didn’t know that women engaging in promiscuous behavior like wearing their head scarves low enough to expose their hair, and show off their figure under knee-length coats, are actually causing earthquakes. The sluts. See, you didn’t know… Continue Reading
Stephen Decatur was, perhaps, the first war hero of an independent United States. He was born in 1779 and when he was 17 he found himself working for a shipbuilder and then serving on board a U.S. navy ship. He… Continue Reading
It’s a shame all schools can’t be like the one in Bleckley County, Georgia. A boy there brought another boy has his date. No one got riled up, no one made a big deal out of it, and by all… Continue Reading
Over the weekend The Wife and I took a wine tasting adventure in Santa Barbara County. We had a great dinner with some old friends at an event sponsored by my favorite winery in the region. I also got a… Continue Reading
You can see what you want to see on this crucifix on display at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Oklahoma. The artist says that she based the depiction of the Son of God on an earlier icon, on display… Continue Reading
36 U.S.C. section 119 reads: The President shall issue each year a proclamation designating the first Thursday in May as a National Day of Prayer on which the people of the United States may turn to God in prayer and… Continue Reading