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“Thirty days hath September, April, June and November. All the rest have thirty-one, except February alone, which has twenty-eight rain or shine, except for leap year, 29.” — traditional mnemonic verse (though, there are variations) Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably realize that 2020 is a “leap year”, since February will have […]
“The Left-wing assault on God and religion, specifically Christianity, has left Europe morally weakened and secularism has bred a crushing materialist ennui.” — Dennis Prager Back in Jan. 2013, I bought Still the Best Hope: Why the World Needs American Values to Triumph (2012), a book by conservative radio talk show host and writer Dennis […]
We continue last week’s citation from an April 2019 speech at Hillsdale College given by Trent England, EVP and the David and Ann Brown Distinguished Fellow at the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs. In the previous post, England gave historical background on the creation of the U.S. Electoral College, then discussed several protections and advantages […]
Why not a national popular vote for president? That’s the question a lot of Americans are asking these days, and it’s the one addressed by Trent England in a speech last April at Hillsdale College.* England is EVP and the David and Ann Brown Distinguished Fellow at the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, where he […]
Something got me thinking about guardian angels the other day. Don’t know what it was. But, it made me wonder about the source material. How did this (sub)doctrine originate? What Bible verses are invoked? Are there other sources of information? Does everyone have a “guardian angel”? So, I did some digging around… Just to be […]
“I think we’re f^@#*%, completely f^@#*%.” — Sir Patrick Stewart, in re the UK leaving the EU This post might seem at first blush to belong in my “Heroes and Aliens” blog. But, I felt it was too politically-charged, so here we are…. In a recent interview with Variety‘s Daniel Holloway, beloved actor Patrick Stewart […]
“This strike [was] even more justifiable [than the mission that took out Osama bin Laden], since [Suleimani] was in a foreign country directing terrorist attacks against Americans. His death is a huge loss for Iran’s regime and its Iraqi proxies, and a major operational and psychological victory for the United States.” — James Carafano, vice […]
“President Trump is taking action to ensure that the American military is equipped to protect our Nation and preserve our freedom to operate in, from, and to space.” — White House press release As you are likely aware, the current administration has been seeking to revitalize the American space program, taking its inspiration from JFK. […]
“Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Should old acquaintance be forgot, and old lang syne?” — “Auld Lang Syne”, English translation of first verse For this last post of the year, rather than doing my customary “Top 10”, I’m continuing with the musical theme from last week. One of the most […]
We all have our favorite Christmas/holiday songs, so I figured I’d do a Top 10 list of mine. Well, some of mine. These are just my choices among the hymns and “classic”, Bible-oriented carols. (Maybe I’ll do a non-hymns list another time.) I tried to get a variety of choirs represented. In alphabetical order… 1) […]
