Last night I got to talking with my friend about why people do things the way they do in public. Mostly we were discussing some local politicians but what we were talking about was why politicians beat the hell out… Continue Reading
After a week, the votes are in. You Loyal Readers come here to read about: Stories from California (5 votes)Politics and News (2 votes)Religion and Atheism (2 votes)History (2 votes)Writing (1 vote)Education (1 vote)Entertainment and Pop Culture (1 vote)Law (1… Continue Reading
That is a picture of a refugee from Taliban warfare in Afghanistan. This is a letter from my friend who is on duty in Kabul. I normally would not include his name but he has offered this letter for publication… Continue Reading
Contrary to some popular media conceptions, conservatives can be quite funny. Every issue of National Review includes a collection of assorted one-liners, quips, and anectodes, some of which are laugh-out-loud funny and most of the rest least invoke chuckles that… Continue Reading
Today, a friend of ours sent The Wife an e-mail from Kabul, where he is stationed. He’s on an anti-drug patrol and conditions sound pretty grim. It’s easy for us to forget that there is still a war going on… Continue Reading
An attorney at the firm asked me today if I’d found any groups in the area since moving here that I wanted to join. The Wife has done well in this regard, having found a Toastmasters group that she likes.… Continue Reading
To all our friends and family who celebrate, have a merry Christmas, filled with joy, love, and peace.
At 5:00 this morning, I woke up and could not fall asleep again. I don’t know if it was a big dinner last night at our friends’ house, I don’t know if it was having had something unusual (absinthe) to… Continue Reading
It’s been a while since I made a post; that’s not been for lack of activity but rather because of a surplus of it. I have some time today so I will have a chance to write more. The big… Continue Reading
We had a great dinner party on Friday; our friends from Beverly Hills (she’s one of my oldest friends; we went to high school together out here in the Antelope Valley) deposited their kids with grandma and grampa, and we… Continue Reading