I listened to Gov. Sarah Palin’s speech last night and was quite impressed by her oratorical skills. Not only that, but, as she reminded us, she had actually come through when elected governor and had truly taken on some vested interests even in her own party. She does still appear to have several shortcomings, but […]
The shock of the evening
I think I can safely say that the shock of yesterday’s Republican convention was the thrashing that Sen. Lieberman gave to Sen. Obama. To then go further, and to request that Democrats cross lines and vote for Sen. McCain must certainly be resounding through the Democratic party this day. It is payback in a big […]
Barack’s speech
So, I am sitting here on the floor with my laptop, following Barack Obama’s speech. (Next week I will do the same for McCain). While the preliminaries were just-as-expected, there was one surprise. To have the granddaughter of President Eisenhower supporting Obama was certainly unexpected. But, the energy in the stadium, even through the “cool” […]
Rabbinical prayer
I listened to the invocation at the beginning of the Democratic national convention tonight. I was impressed by the rabbi’s prayer. Of course, it was the mandatory general prayer that would not offend. Nevertheless, he managed to slip one or two good phrases in there. My favorite was the one where he prayed for civility […]
Democratic convention
I am thoroughly enjoying watching parts of the Democratic convention. I do not have much free time to do it, but it is quite enjoyable. What a spectacle! People certainly look like they are enjoying themselves. I suspect that the same thing will be happening next week among the Republicans. It did make me reminisce. […]
USA loss of world moral influence
I have been keeping an eye on world reaction to the Russian invasion of Georgia and the the USA condemnation of Russia. I heartily recommend that you use your browser to look at sites such as the British Broadcasting Network, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, etc. It has been most interesting, and saddening, for me to […]
Pray for Peace in Georgia
In any conflict in this fallen world, it is our first duty to pray for those who are suffering, especially our fellow Orthodox brethren. His Grace, Bp. BASIL of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese has sent out this prayer: PRAYER FOR PEACE IN THE CAUCASUS: “O Master Who lovest mankind, King of the ages and Bestower […]
Top urban legends
Have you received the email about . . . ? All of us get e-mails forwarded from our friends. Many of them contain some story or other that either has a deep meaning, or tell an incredible story, or give us the truth behind some event. Unfortunately many of them are wrong. And, they are […]
House prices
Nationally, the average price of a house in any given area is about 4 to 5 times the average income of that area. If the average goes higher than that, then the houses start pricing themselves out of the range that can be bought by the average person and still make payments. However, some areas […]
Another anti-Obama email
I have just received another anti-Obama e-mail. It is purportedly a set of quotes that show him as a hate-filled black radical who is probably Muslim. As with many e-mails of that type, it is either made up or deliberately twisted. In fact, one of the quotes attributed to Mr. Obama was actually made by […]
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