September 2008
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“…a general principle, which comes before us again and again…that God’s Presence is not discerned at the time when it is upon us, but afterwards, when we look back upon what is gone and over.” —Newman
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Well, I don’t get excited about politics and politicians, because I think we have deep cultural problems that aren’t amenable to political solutions. If you want political excitement, visit the political blogs, which are buzzing today with reactions to the speech and with a higher-than-usual level of liberal-conservative Democrat-Republican acrimony. However, I will say that…
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When Ozzie Ozbourne’s guitarist died, Sarah Palin was asked to audition for the job, but Ozzie was afraid of her. The devil went down to Georgia because Sarah Palin had humiliated him in a fiddlin’ contest. Joe Satriani taught Steve Vai, but Sarah Palin taught Joe Satriani. Moreover, Satriani, Vai, and Eric Johnson originally formed…
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(Apologies to my European and other outside-the-USA readers, as this is pretty USA-specific.) These are some of my favorites from a long list of things you might want to know before hearing Sarah Palin’s speech at the Republican convention tonight, and certainly before making up your mind about how to vote this fall: Sarah Palin…
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I know, a picture of a drop of water is a cliche, but I like the way you can see the reflection of leaves on the tree (the live oak in our front yard) in it. You might have to click through to the slightly larger version to see that. Too bad it isn’t in…
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Tapeworms and Hurricanes A year or so ago in the waiting room of a doctor’s office I picked up one of the entertainment magazines lying around there (much more interesting to me than, say, Golf World) and read an article about Hugh Laurie, the star of the TV show House. I had never seen the…
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We were lucky this time. We’ve had more wind and rain from thunderstorms than we did from this hurricane. I kept waking up in the night expecting to hear pretty strong wind, but all I heard was rain. My thanks to all who have offered prayers and concern. From what I can tell, Louisiana is…
Light On Dark Water 