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Occasional Holy Man and Luthier Who Offers Stray, Provocative, and Insouciant Thoughts About Religion, Archaeology, Human Foible, Surfing, and Interesting People. Thalassophile. Nemesis of all Celebrities [except for Chuck Norris]. He Lives Vicariously Through Himself. He has a Piece of Paper That Proves He's Laird of Glencoe.

Thursday, April 4, 2019

Thursday's Place: Musso and Frank Grill

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Musso and Frank Grill Hollywood, California Everything that is and has been in Hollywood history has found a seat at this sma...

Lenten Wave #30

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"Not only do we not know God except through Jesus Christ; We do not even know ourselves except through Jesus Christ." – Pascal
Wednesday, April 3, 2019

How Spiritually Moronic is Our Culture? This Moronic.

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  And his sacrament is what?  Adderall?

Direct Action Beats Legislation

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Michigan boy, 12, fed up with potholes, decides to fix them himself I've forgotten the name of Connecticut's current governor, the...

Lenten Wave #29

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"It is one thing for the living water to descend from Christ into the heart, and another thing how--when it has descended--it moves ...
Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Some Pungent Nostalgia

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I miss the days when state politicians were more concerned with fixing potholes than serving as my moral tutors.  Considering that political...

Archaeological News

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A Mystery Religion Pre-Dated The Incas by 500 Years, Stunning Lake Discovery Reveals  Of course, it's only "stunning" to tho...

It Could Be Worse; They Could Be The Cleveland Press

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The Cleveland Plain Dealer has laid off one-third of its staff. Two decades ago, the newspaper had 340 journalists. Now it's down to 3...

Further Fallout from the Cambridge Divinity Faculty's Cowardice

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For sure, lots of us are personally invested in our chosen identities, and deeply attached to the ideas they involve. As a self-consciously...

Lenten Wave #28

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"The first duty of man is the seeking after and investigation of truth." - Marcus Tullius Cicero
Monday, April 1, 2019

What Happened to the Old-Fashioned Way of Doing This? You Know, by Buying an Electron Microscope for the Science Dept. or Something

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Sooner or Later, the Government is Going to Have to Admit It Can't Manipulate Reality

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Surprise! NYC Losing Restaurant Jobs to $15 Minimum Wage and New York City is forecast to shed more multimillionaires this year — with b...

No Kidding

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Who would object to the government shifting money from the wealthy to the less fortunate? Except that's not what happens: Few funds real...

None of Those Who are Alarmed about Climate Change Will Embrace This

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The new, safer nuclear reactors that might help stop climate change Solar and wind power are nowhere near the usability required to enable...

Endorsed

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To reduce inequality, abolish Ivy League

Lenten Wave #27

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"Come, Lord, stir us up and call us back. Kindle and seize us. Be our fire and our sweetness." - St. Augustine
Sunday, March 31, 2019

This is an Increasing Problem That's Damaging Communities

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Inside the suspicious rise of gay hate crimes in Portland Suspicious = Fake.  Go Fund Me pages lend themselves to grifters looking for eas...

Lenten Wave #26

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"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle....
Saturday, March 30, 2019

Lenten Wave #25

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"See how the Father attracts. He delights in teaching, and not in imposing necessity on men." — St. Augustine

I Have a Survival Tip

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Elite Colleges Constantly Tell Low-Income Students That They Do Not Belong: Unwritten rules underlie all of elite-university life—and studen...
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