Both major 'sides' of a given issue may well be wrong, but they're unlikely to be equally wrong. To say they are is usually a sign that the speaker is less interested in the issue itself than in his own rhetoric.
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Columbus Day Post
Once again, behold the Admiral's response to his critics And some suitable music (I haven't heard anything good about the film itself, but the music is great): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26dlYEzOtog&t=929s
Historical Thought: Rhode Island Contra Mundi
I find it intensely amusing that Rhode Island, of all states, was the most intransigent against the Constitution. There were reasons for that, of course, but I can't help picturing the other States at the Convention: "Oh, no; we've lost Rhode Island!" "Well, I suppose, if we really must, we can find a way to … Continue reading Historical Thought: Rhode Island Contra Mundi
Thought of the Day: ‘Don’t Blame the Constitution’
My history textbook - Christ and the Americas - has many virtues, but it's at its worst when the authoress tries to pontificate. Take the following passage (which comes out of a kind of mini-essay on the subject in the section on the Constitutional Convention): "If our Constitution has failed in any way, it is … Continue reading Thought of the Day: ‘Don’t Blame the Constitution’
Thought of the Day: Worldly
Trying to separate the things of God from the things of the world does not make the things of God less worldly, it only makes the things of the world less Godly.
Thought of the Day: CSA
Here's how I imagine it going down. Priest: "Would you like to make a donation to the CSA?"Me: "Yes sir! Dixieland forever!"Priest: "Wha...no, this is the Catholic Services Appeal."Me: "Oh, right. Gotcha." (winks)
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I wish they had done a crossover between Kojak and Kolchak, both because it would have been fascinating to see (not only crossing genres, but Telly Savalas and Darren McGavin going head to head would've been awesome), and because I'm always getting them mixed up anyway. "If you want a job done right, you just … Continue reading Thought of the Day
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The way people talk, you'd think the three easiest jobs in the world are King, Politician, and General.
Thought of the Day
I like to imagine the aftermath of the Magic School Bus students is that they all ended up as drop-outs due to being bored out of the skulls by every subsequent class. It was probably all for the best.
Lenten Embertide
Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after the first Sunday of Lent are the Spring Ember Days, when we fast and give thanks for the marvelous works of God, Who orders the changing of the times and seasons. In Lenten Embertide, we anticipate the coming of Spring, the time of birth and renewal, of planting and preparation. … Continue reading Lenten Embertide
Serpent's Den 