Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Being independence day, I decided to write something about freedom, and what it means, and how the general cultural view might miss some of … Continue reading A disjointed reflection on freedom
Category: Politics
A Crash of Metaphors
But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all … Continue reading A Crash of Metaphors
Sorting the wheat and tares in my garden of ideas…
As I sit here on, what is for me a rainy Saturday morning, deciding what to blog about, I found this blog by Cedar Sanderson on Mad Genius Club about "Building a Blog". I found it while doing my daily WordPress reader cycle, and went and made a long comment about my own peculiar strategy … Continue reading Sorting the wheat and tares in my garden of ideas…
Obama and Romans 13:8
While taking a trip earlier this month, I saw this scrawled on the back side of a billboard on I-64 while headed westbound in Indiana -- graffiti-style: Obama was appointed by God -- Rom. 13:8 I found this a very interesting idea. My mind instantly thought of: Let every soul be subject unto the higher … Continue reading Obama and Romans 13:8
Beware one-size-fits all programs
Just a quick quote for thought today: “Human nature is not a machine to be built after a model, and set to do exactly the work prescribed for it, but a tree, which requires to grow and develop itself on all sides, according to the tendency of the inward forces which make it a living … Continue reading Beware one-size-fits all programs
Concrete Poured
Today is another one of my photo essays on the new water main work on our street. Today's topic, our ditch is finally being repaved. As you look at the pictures, you will notice there are footprints on the concrete. When Betsy left the house at 12:23 there was a backhoe in the ditch digging … Continue reading Concrete Poured
Lop-Sided examples
I have an 8-10 page research paper due for my communications class. It is due in 5 weeks. The proposal was due tonight. I just turned it in. I'm not going to talk about the topic of the paper here. What I am going to talk about is something that came up as I was … Continue reading Lop-Sided examples
Symmetrical vs. Complementary
The old man laid the sword along his lap, and Pippin put his hand to the hilt, and said slowly after Denethor: ‘Here do I swear fealty and service to Gondor, and to the Lord and Steward of the realm, to speak and to be silent, to do and to let be, to come and … Continue reading Symmetrical vs. Complementary
Winter of our discontent
Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this son of York; And all the clouds that low'r'd upon our house In the deep bosom of the ocean buried. Richard The Third Act 1, scene 1, 1–4 Taking the above quote as commonly seen, instead of as written, one would think the … Continue reading Winter of our discontent
Different Types of Rights
"Poor?" said Cordelia, bewildered. "No electricity? How can it be on the comm network?" "It's not, of course," answered Vorkosigan. "Then how can anybody get their schooling?" "They don't." Cordelia stared. "I don't understand. How do they get their jobs?" "A few escape to the Service. The rest prey on each other, mostly." Vorkosigan … Continue reading Different Types of Rights
At The Rainbow 