(And cure a host of other evils as well.) “Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.” – G.K. Chesterton ******* Let’s start with a given: Everyone except for the very few dragons among us would like never again… Read More »
Earth in the Balance
Note: Spring arrives Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 5:37 a.m. I know this, not because I’m just so doggone smart, nor just because I have an internet connection. I know this because the earth runs in a very orderly, predictable, lawful manner, so we are not left to guess at such things. And I submit… Read More »
The Real Saint Patrick: Slave, Shepherd, Saint*
Sure and begorrah, and top o’ th’ mornin’ to ya ….** We all know March 17th is St. Patrick’s Day. Therefore I thought it might be appropriate to throw a little history your way about the man we call “Saint” Patrick, and why his life means more to us than just an excuse to drink green… Read More »
In Honor of President’s Day
– I offer these quotes from past presidents. George Washington: “It is the DUTY of all nations to acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God, to OBEY His will, to be GRATEFUL for His benefits, and humbly to IMPLORE His protection and favor.” – October 3, 1789 President Washington began the practice of delivering annual messages… Read More »
American Black History Month
I (re)post this every February for obvious reasons. I hope you’ll read the entire blog. You will be blessed and inspired. ***** February, as most Americans know, has been designated Black History Month since the nation’s Bicentennial in 1976. It grew out of what was then called Negro History Week, which was established in 1926… Read More »
Pandemic
To state the obvious, the past year was a dumpster fire … aboard a train wreck … hurtling over a cliff … into a school of Great White sharks. I am writing this on January 21, 2021, one year to the day since the first confirmed case of COVID-19, the virus that started in China… Read More »
Enough
[The following is an updated re-post of a blog I wrote and posted originally eight years ago . This also appears as Chapter 39 of my book, Random Observations of an Orderly Universe.] ***** Most of the time I begin these blogs on a light note, something that will hopefully whet your appetite and cause… Read More »
The Ghost of Abraham Lincoln
A persistent legend says the ghost of Abraham Lincoln roams the halls of the White House. Many, including Grace Coolidge, wife of President Calvin Coolidge, claim to have seen the 16th President. Mrs. Coolidge said she saw him standing at a window in the Oval Office, hands clasped behind his back, looking out over the… Read More »
Thoughts on Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter From A Birmingham Jail”
Every year, as we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I recommend reading his remarkable “Letter From A Birmingham Jail.” I am recommending it again this year. This letter, written April 16, 1963 from a jail cell in Birmingham, AL (and substantially redacted later), is convicting, inspiring, and motivating. I point out a few highlights… Read More »
Winter Solstice
[This is an updated version of a blog I wrote a few years ago at this time. I hope you enjoy it.] ******* I don’t like it. How’s that for a short blog? Well, actually it’s more of a love-hate relationship. I hate how short the days are; as I mentioned in my “Summer Solstice”… Read More »
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