It's official... Becky and Kenneth are going to be parents. Ergo, Jael and I are going to be grandparents in November.
Everyone is very excited... [More]
Politics
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Politics Conservatism
Conservatism
3/6/2008 9:48:27 AM
Dear Reader,
I have a friend that I have known for 20 years. We have had sporadic contact over the years, but recently reconnected through email. Based on knowing him and the email forwards that he sends, it is obvious that he is very liberal in his worldview. I don't respond to these emails and the one he sent yesterday is no exception.
However, if you know me, you have probably heard me say that I rarely get offended or embarrassed and I believe it to be true. But the email that my friend sent me yesterday, I must admit, came very close to offending me... [More]
Mundane
Tired
None
Weekend Ramblings
2/3/2008 10:00:44 PM
Does anyone else find this photo amusing?
I didn't make this up, although I did obliterate the exchange on the phone number. I showed it to daughter Jessica (we went to Columbus for a visit this weekend) and she just shrugged. I guess it's one of those things that aren't funny if you have to explain.
Hmm... I wonder if the Super Bowl is over... [More]
Politics
cynical
values moral issues
Modern American Politics
1/31/2008 6:08:55 PM
"I guess I am somewhat of an idealist. I believe that the people who risked their lives both in the Philadelphia State House (Independence Hall) and the battlefields of the revolutionary war really intended for us to have a government ""of the people, for the people, and by the people"" [Abraham Lincoln, The Gettysburg Address]... [More]
Mundane
Undecided
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Stupid Americans
1/9/2008 3:09:48 PM
I've always known that to most of the world, Americans are stupid. But I always thought that it was just prejudice based on their personal experience with American tourists. Some people have the same experience in the US with overseas visitors.
Recently, however, I have begun to wonder... [More]