One of the pleasures we enjoyed during our years in Palm Beach were our travels in our family yachts. Our family has a long history of power boating going back to the latter years of the nineteenth century. From South Florida our favourite destination were the Bahama Islands, at the time making their transition from …
On His Level
Readers of this blog have seen the antics of our Applehead Siamese Cat, Buff, who in his day braved both photographers and the high seas. Shortly after we left Palm Beach for Boynton Beach he taught us yet another important life lesson, and as usual he did it the hard way. Florida living has some …
Remembering the Anti-Moon Luddites
Today, of course, is the fortieth anniversary of Neil Armstrong's first steps on the moon--"one giant leap for mankind," to be sure. It was a great accomplishment and deserves to be remembered. It's easy to forget, however, that at the time there were many--especially on the left--who believed that the whole enterprise was a mistake, …
Reply to Jonathan CHM to his Endless Rant on the Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit and Speaking in Tongues
Those of you who keep up with this blog have noted the numerous posting of “Jonathan CHM” on my post Charismatic Anglicans: The Missing Link against things that go on in “Charismatic” churches. I’ve let him have space on this blog, and now it’s time to reply. First: I’ve received “heads-up” from another one of …
Evangelicals and Catholics Together: A Letter to Keith Fournier
Background In the fall of 1994 Regent University dedicated its Law and Government Building. At the time the exective director of the American Centre for Law and Justice (ACLJ)--which is housed in this building--was Keith Fournier, a major figure in the Catholic Charismatic renewal. Fournier was passing out copies of his then new book, A …
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The Coming Train Wreck of Obama’s Economic Scheme
It's one thing when a "right wingnut" says it, but when the Director of the Congressional Budget Office does, you know you're in trouble: Under current law, the federal budget is on an unsustainable path, because federal debt will continue to grow much faster than the economy over the long run. Although great uncertainty surrounds …
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Czerwono-Czarni: Msza Beatowa–Pan Przyjacielem Moim
(Muza XL 0475) 1968? One of the genres of Mass music that never quite got off the ground was the "rock Mass." Part of the problem was that rock Masses aren't very participatory in the sense that people can easily sing along with the music; it's more of a "spectator sport." But the other problem …
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Does It Really Take Half an Hour to Walk Half a Mile?
Tom Dugan of Chattanooga's mass transit authority thinks so: CARTA Executive director Tom Dugan told authority members Thursday that up to one-fifth of the people working at the new Volkswagen plant may opt to ride buses to work, rather than driving their own vehicles. That's because the parking lot for the new plant is huge, …
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One Letter to President Obama re Honduras
From La Gringa's Blogicito (you need to read it all): Mr. President, I am the son of a much beloved former president of Honduras who was overthrown in 1963 by a military coup d’etat. I have in my possession the letter of solidarity that President John F. Kennedy wrote to my father. I understand better …
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Cominsky Field? Maybe Barack Obama Would Rather Have Alinsky Field? And Then There’s Engels Stadium…
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh... http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x9vh4r "I do think that there's a different quality to what used to be Cominskey Field vs. Wrigley," President Obama told Bob Costas during an interview that aired during Tuesday night's MLB All-Star Game. Or so Chairman Barack opines. In communist countries, it was common …
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