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Sunday’s Sermon Courtesy of President Obama
Barack Obama appeared before the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday to preach that Jesus would have wanted the wealthy to pay more taxes. The President quoted from Luke 12:48, “for unto whom much is given, much shall be required“. Of … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Politics, Religion
Tagged Catholic Church, National Prayer Breakfast, Obama
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Reprieve for Incandescent Light Bulbs
It has been a busy Christmas holiday season. I was finally able to read Saturday’s newspaper today. So I know I have a bit of catching up to do. A couple of articles in the Los Angeles Times caught my … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Politics
Tagged CFL, Compact fluorescent lamp, Halogen lamp, Incandescent light bulb, Light-emitting diode
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Say a prayer. Christopher Hitchens is dead.
Christopher Hitchens died last night. The avowed atheist and scourge to politicians, theologians, and dictators was 62 at the time of his passing. May he rest in peace. Article Links: In Memoriam: Christopher Hitchens, 1949–2011 – Vanity Fair Christopher Hitchens dies; Vanity Fair … Continue reading
What happened to the United States of Europe?
Commentators in the United States of America are quick to denounce the experiment that is the European Union. Robert J. Samuelson of the Washington Post calls the creation of the Euro a “colossal blunder“. Over at the Wall Street Journal, Martin … Continue reading
My Favorite Shirt
This is my favorite shirt. As you can see it is an old, tattered Abercrombie & Fitch tee-shirt from the early 1990’s. The cotton is super soft and comfortable. The shirt is long with a short slit on the bottom sides. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Culture
Tagged Abercrombie, Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister, Hollister Co, Shirt
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Did Britain secede from Europe?
As George Bailey said in It’s a Wonderful Life, “Potter isn’t selling, Potter is buying”. This in reference to the bank run that spooked investors into selling their shares of the building and loan company at 50 cents on the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Culture, Politics
Tagged Angela Merkel, Britain, Brussels, David Cameron, European Union, Eurozone, France, George Bailey, Germany, Nicolas Sarkozy
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Did Hell just Freeze Over?
Mark Judge asks the question,”Could Christopher Hitchens become a Christian?” He explores this possibility in his latest article for the Daily Caller. To those who don’t know, Hitchens is a brilliant author and a potent commentator of our times. He was once the darling of … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Politics, Religion
Tagged Christopher Hitchens, Daily Caller, Friedrich Nietzsche, Vanity Fair
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