A buddy of mine was recently invited to write for right-wing entertainment site Big Hollywood. His first-ever post made the hit parade at memeorandum. Here I was all proud to have accumulated nearly 100,000 hits over the past nearly four… Continue Reading
In 58 more posts I will have achieved three thousand posts on this blog. What I’m wondering is if my hit counter will go over 100,000 before or after that point. Between 200 to 300 hits a day are pretty… Continue Reading
Yes, I’ve been using that verb a lot recently. No particular reason.
Naturally, social conservatives are upset about the Vermont Legislature’s action this morning, implementing (by democratic means) same-sex marriage in that state. While I can’t say I think their legal tactics are wise or well-considered, one such group, Liberty Counsel, can… Continue Reading
The atheosphere was all abuzz with news of a recent episode of Family Guy, “Not All Dogs Go To Heaven.” So I watched it last night. Yes, Brian the dog came out as an atheist in the face of another… Continue Reading
…then listen to Bill O’Reilly read the sex scenes from his already-creepy book out loud. [author whimpers, shudders]
I thought to comment on an American plane shooting down an Iranian drone over Iraq. But then I read the comments thread on the article. After about twelve comments, I felt a whole lot dumber than I felt when I… Continue Reading
When the weather starts to turn nice, sitting outside and writing is a very pleasant way to spend a late afternoon. Writers have done this for a long time, but only in the most recent generation have they done so… Continue Reading
Been doing a lot of reading online. So far my first look into America’s heritage from sixteenth-century England tells me that the Tudors, all of them, were pretty much a disaster from the standpoing of separation of church and state.… Continue Reading
My blogging life has been light because of an interesting project I’m working on elsewhere, a survey of the concept of church and state in America. It’s non-fiction in three acts — history in the first part, law in the… Continue Reading