Posted in General on Oct 5th, 2008
I think that the Wall Street Journal has finally noticed the crisis affecting local government for the next couple of years. In the article titled, California’s Dilemma, they point out the problem with the northern California city of Vallejo going into bankruptcy court to break labor union contracts. When you combine the price of real [...]
Posted in General on Jul 27th, 2008
With the imminent signing of the housing bill you have to wonder when the financial situation is going to improve at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. I think it is fair to say that the stock prices fully incorporate the lack of faith the stock market has with these organizations. If you look at stock [...]
Posted in General on Jun 15th, 2008
O Lord Jesus Christ, I long to live in your presence, to see your human form and to watch you walking on earth. I do not want to see you through the darkened glass of tradition, [...]
Posted in General on May 11th, 2008
"Science has proof without any certainty. Creationists have certainty without any proof."
Ashley Montague rss@quotationspage.com (Quotes of the Day)
Posted in General on Mar 3rd, 2008
A Day of Remembrance
On this day, the Virginia Tech community reflects on the vibrant lives of the 32 students and faculty who were tragically taken from us a year ago. Through light, art, and music we pay tribute to each and every person we lost. We gather to honor our friends, colleagues, and family members. [...]
Posted in General on Jan 31st, 2008
SO I’M WATCHING MCCAIN TALK ABOUT THE SUBPRIME CRISIS, and how there may be some “greedy people on Wall Street who need to go to jail.”
But I heard a typically sad-toned NPR story on subprimes tonight, and despite their best efforts to evoke the Joads it was a story of people who “used their [...]
Posted in General on Jan 6th, 2008
From the Trevin Wax at the Kingdom People we have this wonderful prayer for the New Year.
O Lord, our Father!We have gathered here at the turn of the yearbecause we do not want to be alone but want to be with each other,and together be united with you.
Our hearts are filled with somber thoughtsas we [...]
Posted in General on Dec 21st, 2007
Waterboarding is a dumb way to collect intelligence. Abortion is a dumb form of birth control. The courts may determine that they are legal or illegal in certain situations but they will always be dumb.
Posted in General on May 10th, 2007
WHICH NEWSPAPER WILL BE THE FIRST TO DIE? Bob McChesney and I address this question in today’s Los Angeles Times. You’ll never guess which one is my pick . . . .
Link to Instapundit
Considering my last post I had to include this debate about the future of journalism that appears on the LA Times Opinion [...]
Posted in General on May 7th, 2007
In response to an article written in the Opinion Journal I wrote:
In the 1980’s I stopped subscribing to the local newspaper because I only read the Sunday paper for the comics and the sports page. Many of the articles in the newspaper that I would be interested in came from sources other than the local [...]
On this day, the Virginia Tech community reflects on the vibrant lives of the 32 students and faculty who were tragically taken from us a year ago. Through light, art, and music we pay tribute to each and every person we lost. We gather to honor our friends, colleagues, and family members. We will never forget.