This week Andrew Brietbart passed away. Voices on the political left have expressed happiness, or even gloating elation. They understand the contempt in which Brietbart held liberals, and the damage he could do to their causes. His reply eighteen months ago to slanders from the NAACP is outstanding in my mind. That was the summer [...]
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A few weeks ago I asked my wife, “How can I know if you’ll want toast with your breakfast? I never know whether to make it or not.” She replied, “When I wake up, I know whether I want toast. In fact, there’s usually a reason — but that would be a lot to explain. [...]
Most mornings I drive my son to school. Leaving the school, I come to an intersection where buses are also heading elsewhere. Often one or two big yellow buses are waiting at the stop sign. I can drive past them; instead I usually stop my car, blocking my line of traffic, and wave at them [...]
They say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Why then does the cure always gets more attention?
There seem to be new discoveries every day on Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. In particular, there are more and more “niche” definitions. My favorite lately is Christ-Based ADHD, as determined by the presence of one or more of these warning signs: You accidentally refer to God as “my Higher Power” in Sunday school class. When singing [...]
I hope you were able to find the right tag — because if you want to “Link” with them on the popular networking site LinkedIn, those are the choices.
I’ve been warned to never use an elevator in a fire. I should probably step away.
When I go to a computer tech forum with questions on filtering, the replies often begin with a self-righteous lecture about “freedom of speech” and “the dangers of censorship.” This attitude reveals contempt for freedom, contempt for people, and foolishness concerning danger.
“Our speaker has told a joke. Unfortunately, it’s an English-language joke and it won’t translate into Korean. So please laugh now.”
I come upon a light layer of fog resting over the fairway. It is suspended at eye-level — only a few feet thick, a fragile gray band. The more distant foliage is visible both above it and beneath it. In a few minutes the morning sun will whisper the fog away.
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