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"I would like to say 'This book is written to the glory of God', but nowadays this would be the trick of a cheat, i.e., it would not be correctly understood."--Ludwig Wittgenstein

"Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards."--Soren Kierkegaard

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Two Corinthians walk into a bar

Can they get coverage under Obamacare? Thanks, I'll be here all week. Now for some real humor. Because all the kewl kids are posti...

Monday, May 16, 2016

We don' need no steenkin badges!

My Procedure prof opened the class by telling us that he would spot you the law, and he would retain the rules of procedure; and he'd...

Sunday, May 15, 2016

J'Protest!

Pastor Dan (Bless him! ) points me to this , from which I want to take a few responses that aren't quite his (not that there's ...

Of Bathrooms and their patrons

Still crazy after all these years First, I have to say this whole "bathroom" kerfuffle seems to have started in Houston (sorr...

Friday, May 13, 2016

Yeah, we think he's pretty stupid, too

Once again, with feeling: Dan Patrick can't do this. In a news conference this morning, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick r...

Consequences of a Brown Planet

The commenter on the panel on Diane Rehm this morning said it : Sanders can't win large numbers of votes in states with large number...

(Un)Sound Bites

I would leave theology to the seminaries (especially since "theology" is a specifically Christian concept arising from the Gree...

Fun with numbers

I don't think we can build enough of these fast enough.... I like playing around with numbers. Josh Marshall raises a pertinent p...

Thursday, May 12, 2016

Surely the people are sheeple!

There are two points with the Sanders campaign that continue to rankle, the more so that both come from the candidate himself, not from ...

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Lite Guv Dan Patrick is an Ass

Our text for today comes from the Texas Tribune, in an article that is a model of good journalism. Herein we learn that: Two other ...

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Why We Fight

Okay, the first thing about this movie is Patty Hearst. Yeah, you gotta be at least THIS old to get this film. Patty Hearst, if you c...

Monday, May 09, 2016

And Bernie's not gonna take it anymore!

Somewhere in the Great Beyond, Paddy Chayefsky cleared his throat meaningfully. “The American people are sick and tired of establishme...

Sunday, May 08, 2016

Mother's Day 2016

Saturday, May 07, 2016

No more of those left to give....

Obama speaks, you listen: "You have to go through life with more than just a passion for change—you have to have strategy," ...

A film by Ken Burns*

So I saw the movie (about which more later), and in addition to my usual "What movie did those reviewers watch?" reaction (agai...

Our Man on Their Side

Speaking of not knowing how things work: "What I want you to do is save your vote — you know, you don't have to vote anymore....

Whine and Cheese Festival continues....

Want some cheese with that whine? In a Friday letter, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) accused Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Was...

Friday, May 06, 2016

The Fire Next Time

More on Texas burning: The warehouse that turned into a four alarm blaze and took over 200 firefighters to control, was storing over 50...

This Is How You Do It

I am shamelessly cribbing this from Charlie Pierce (and saving you the click): And it's a mindset that believes that less govern...

Thursday, May 05, 2016

It's burning down in Texas

This is actually in my neighborhood . The school that was affected has been evacuated, and it's only a few blocks from the church ...

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