Many of us, of a certain age, have seen the movie Casablanca on TV. And, we were impressed by a tremendously romantic movie. We may have also seen many of the clearly B movies that Hollywood turned out in the 1950′s that involved the French Foreign Legion. I believe that the character of Captain Renault [...]
Chimpanzee inkblot test
18 February 2009 · by 6 Comments
Sometimes a political cartoon, or actually any sort of cartoon, can function as a type of Rorschach inkblot test. That is what we see in a cartoon may reflect our own internal thoughts more than they reflect either anything in the cartoon itself or anything that the author intended. But, sometimes there is actual agreement [...]
Why don’t we reach out to the inner city?
17 February 2009 · by 2 Comments
A fellow blogger has asked the question as to why non-inner city Christians do not do more inner city work. I was going to answer his question, and then I realized that my answer would be too long for a simple comment, so I decided to put it here. There are a complex of reasons why non-inner city [...]
Confusing thoughts
17 February 2009 · by 3 Comments
The day before yesterday, my wife and I were at a gas station when we were hailed by a “typical” homeless person. By typical I do not mean to menospreciar (depreciate) the person, I am simply giving a description. He did not ask for money, but for a ride back to his sleeping area. He [...]
Orthodox strengths and weaknesses
16 February 2009 · by 3 Comments
Recently, InternetMonk asked a question of the several of us that form his panel of Liturgical Gangstas. The questions is listed below and then my answer. I know that there will be discussion on his blog, and there should be. However, I know that there are people who read this blog who do not necessarily [...]
For use at the next diocesan dinner
15 February 2009 · by Leave a Comment
I saw this video posted at Byzantine, Tx and just had to repost it here. Watch and enjoy!
Get A Party Trick:How To Open A Bottle Of Champagne With A Sword
Mulligan Stew rather than Melting Pot
15 February 2009 · by 1 Comment
What is Mulligan Stew? Well, there are a couple of definitions, but the one that I learned growing up was:
Said to have originated in hobo camps during the early 1900s, mulligan stew is a sort of catch-all dish of whatever is available. It usually contains meat, potatoes and vegetables in just about any combination. The [...]
Groom’s side, Bride’s side
14 February 2009 · by Leave a Comment
You can read it in any etiquette manual. In a Christian wedding, the left side is the bride’s side, while the right side is the groom’s side. But, where does this come from? Well, frankly, I cannot prove where this comes from. But, I have an interesting piece of evidence for you. Go into an Orthodox [...]
Website fixed
13 February 2009 · by Leave a Comment
Apparently the comments for this website have been “broken” for two or three days and I had not noticed. I have just finished tracking down the offending code. Apparently it was due to the recent WordPress 2.7.1 upgrade which broke one of my plugins.
The bottom line is that you can begin commenting again. [...]
Autism and vaccines
13 February 2009 · by 1 Comment
WASHINGTON (CNN) — A special court ruled Thursday that evidence presented in three cases by parents of children with autism did not prove a link between autism and certain early childhood vaccines.
A special court denied Mike and Theresa Cedillo’s claim that vaccines caused autism in their daughter, Michelle.
A special court denied Mike and Theresa Cedillo’s [...]
