Coming Attractions
2013-02-18 – It felt a lot like spring today. The temperature is going to plummet tonight. It is 50 degrees now (I just got home from work) but it will […]
Asteroid Fall
2013-02-17 – The rock that fell in Russia the other day—I’m glad it didn’t fall on my head. But folks are talking about asteroids as the greatest ignored threat that […]
Delirium Vitae
2013-02-15 – This morning my son Nat posted a picture of a bottle of Delerium Tremens beer. I went to the website and found a picture of a pink elephant […]
Not Worth a Plugged Nickel
2013-02-13 – I’m writing this on Lincoln’s birthday. I’m looking at jars full of Lincolns. I just emptied my pocket that was full of Lincolns. Is this a fitting tribute […]
The National Debt
2013-02-11 – Yesterday I talked about a constitutional amendment that would slow down, but not eliminate Congress’ power to enact unbalanced budgets. The reason I don’t want to eliminate the […]
Balanced Budget Amendment
2013-02-10 – George Will wrote this week advocating a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. I am not in principal opposed to a balanced budget amendment. In the long run, […]
Prophylactic Snow Shoveling
2013-02-08 – Yesterday was a miserable day in Chicago, weatherwise. It rained most of the day, turning to slush during the afternoon commute and finally changing to snow. When I […]
I Just Got Here
2013-02-06 – “I just got here,” said my wife Kit when I got into the car after getting off the train this afternoon. I kissed her hello. Then I thought […]
A Different Description
2013-02-04 – My friend Bob came by today to tell me that he read The Shack over the weekend. The Shack is a best-selling book by Wm. Paul Young about […]
Cross Words
2013-02-03 – “. . . Where seldom is heard a cross word . . .” Sorry, it should say “. . . where seldom is heard a discouraging word (and […]
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