In the movie, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the following dialogue is found: Galadriel: Mithrandir… Why the hafling? Gandalf: Saruman believes it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. I found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness […]
Meeting the parents
Somewhere around 35 1/2 years ago I took that fateful trip that so many men must take, the trip to meet your girlfriend’s parents in order to ask for her hand in marriage. My wife’s father was a first sergeant of a detachment on an Army post. Even though I was a veteran, or perhaps […]
Beginning of Obama second term
As I am typing this, I am watching the inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States of America for a second term. Yes, I know that the legal inauguration was yesterday, due to the requirements of the law, and that this is “merely” a reenactment. Yet, it becomes obvious that the people […]
If you’re gonna play in Texas, watch out for the man with a shotgun ‘cause the eyes of Texas are upon you.
Whatever your viewpoint on laws concerning guns, you must admit that Texans have a rather old-fashioned view about thieves. So, my question is, in modern Texas, is the theft of a large flat-screen TV equivalent to stealing your horse in old Texas? Laws in Texas are rather, uhm, “open-minded” on the defense of spouses, home, […]
On raising children without God
Recently there was an iReport posted on CNN titled, “Why I Raise My Children Without God.” As I am writing this, it has been read over 670,000 times. Surprisingly so many people have tried to suppress the article by flagging this iReport as inappropriate that CNN has finally posted and announced that they will not […]
Geeks and true love
chugh be’ ta’taH ghobe’ Sov tlhIngan ghaH ‘oH ghobe’ [worthy]. Daj SoS ghajtaH [a] [smooth] Quch. Well, my Klingon is significantly worse than my Greek. I had to use a translation engine, and even then … OK, OK, I will stop. But, sigh, I am a geek at heart …
Democracy Republic, and minorities, part 03
The day before yesterday I made the following comment, are there “limits to minority rights?” I have bad news for those who wish easy answers. There are no easy answers to the subject of minority rights. In fact this has been a struggle, not only in the USA, but also throughout the world. The Declaration’s […]
No Death Star for you
As many of you know, the Obama administration promised that they would reply to any petition submitted on the white house website which exceeded 25,000 signatories. Well, a petition to have the USA build a Death Star by 2016 was filed and exceeded the total. The Obama administration has now replied. As part of their […]
Democracy, Republic, and minorities, part 02
Madison made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing, with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, the Federalist essays. In later years, when he was referred to as the “Father of the Constitution,” Madison protested that the document was not “the off-spring of a single brain,” but “the work of many heads […]
Democracy, Republic, and minorities, part 01
Over the last several years, there has been much discussion on conservative blogs about the difference between a republic and a democracy, and its implications for us in the USA. As you all know, we live in a republic. We pledge allegiance to the flag, “and to the Republic for which stands.” Neither the Declaration […]
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