Posted in Miscellany, Life Itself on Aug 31st, 2008 No Comments »
Growing up on the Gulf Coast and now living in Florida on the Atlantic side, hurricanes are just a part of life. I experienced Frederic in 1979, which hit Mobile, Alabama, directly as a category 3. I remember walking outside during the eye of the storm and being overcome with awe at the pink-tainted stillness. […]
Posted in Philosophy, Current Events, Politics on Aug 29th, 2008 No Comments »
I didn’t watch all of the Democratic National Convention — yawn — but I saw enough to know I didn’t miss anything. I heard Ted Kennedy’s speech, as well as Michelle Obama’s and Barack’s, and my initial response to all of it is this: What a sham. These clever Dems know exactly what and what […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 15th, 2008 No Comments »
Good article by John Bolton published by U.K. Telegraph.
If there were ever a moment since the fall of the Berlin Wall when Europe should be worried, this is it. If Europeans are not willing to engage through Nato, that tells us everything we need to know about the true state of health of what is, after all, […]
Posted in Current Events, Politics on Aug 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
LGF muses if this is the most sarcastic political ad ever. No doubt. I never thought I’d see Charleton Heston as Moses in a political ad, especially used as humor from the Right. This is McCain taking a direct hit on Obama’s uncanny ability to charm and mesmerize his audience in demigod-like fashion. Even […]