Brought on by viewing this year's TCM Remembers. When the day comes that Arnold Schwarzenegger ends up in one of these, there is only one line they must use as his epitaph: "I know now why you cry. But it's something I can never do."
TCM Remembers 2020
Another year, another TCM Remembers, and my goodness, we lost some big ones this year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuVq-E3_KjE
Quotation of the Day
Boswell: “So, Sir, you laugh at schemes of political improvement?”Johnson: “Why, Sir, most schemes of political improvement are very laughable things.”-Life of Johnson
It’s a Pastel Life
This year, due to circumstances beyond my control, we had the colorized version of It's a Wonderful Life for our yearly viewing. I'd never actually seen that version before (which James Stewart famously said he couldn't stand even to watch), so it was at least instructive. Well, I didn't find it unwatchable, since with a … Continue reading It’s a Pastel Life
Christmas Bells
(I used this poem as the basis for today's Catholic Match post. It seems especially fitting for this year, so I offer you the whole thing) I heard the bells on Christmas DayTheir old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet The words repeatOf peace on earth, good-will to men! And thought how, as the day had … Continue reading Christmas Bells
Peace on Earth at Catholic Match
When I wrote today's Catholic Match piece, I was taking it for granted that the year would end in tumult (these things are written weeks or months in advance). Turns out, this is even more timely than I expected: In truth, if you’re seeking reasons to lament the apparent failure of the angelic promise of … Continue reading Peace on Earth at Catholic Match
Neptune Rises
Planetary Anthology: Neptune is now available to order in paperback (E-book coming Tuesday) A collection of stories thematically centered around the planet Neptune, named for the god of the sea. Stories of the sea, of magic, of disillusionment, of wonder. Including one by your humble servant that tells of a pirate captain driven before a … Continue reading Neptune Rises
Quotation of the Day: The Ballad of the White Horse
"But you and all the kind of ChristAre ignorant and brave,And you have wars you hardly winAnd souls you hardly save."I tell you naught for your comfort,Yea, naught for your desire,Save that the sky grows darker yetAnd the sea rises higher."Night will be thrice night over you,And Heaven an iron cope.Do you have joy without … Continue reading Quotation of the Day: The Ballad of the White Horse
Thought of the Day: Usefulness
"Useful" is synonymous with "Replaceable". To the extent a thing is for use, it can be replaced by anything that does the same function as well or better.
Thought of the Day: The Idiot Elite
It occurs to me that we are in such a strange position: we are, ostensibly, a non-hierarchical society (there's no such thing, of course, but that's what we claim to be), yet we are in fact ruled by a malleable class of 'elites' whose primary goal seems to be supporting each other while openly despising … Continue reading Thought of the Day: The Idiot Elite
Serpent's Den 