September 2011
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It's leaning because the ground was eroded under it by storms last winter. I didn't think it was going to survive the summer, but its roots must be deeper than I thought.
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I suspect that most of us are either (1) the sort of person who is willing to drive somewhat out of his way to save 5 or 10 cents per gallon on gas or (2) the sort of person who suggests that the amount saved may not cover the cost of getting there, or in…
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Sunday Night Journal — September 11, 2011 It often seems to me that no one of genuinely conservative temperament and instincts is ever entirely at ease in the mental atmosphere of the United States. As has been pointed out many times, the whole spirit of the place is fundamentally progressive, and a major component of…
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Halfway between the September 11, 2001, and today–in September of 2006–I posted this assessment of the event and its consequences. It still represents my view pretty accurately. I can't quite put my finger on the reasons, but I keep thinking–no, I should say I keep feeling–that there is something a bit unseemly in the ceremonies and rememberances…
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See item #7 on this list of formerly popular dead-or-dying web sites: TypePad and Blogger. TypePad is where this blog is hosted. It does seem pretty obvious that Twitter and Facebook have grown at the expense of blogging. However, there is something amiss with the picture painted by this article. It says that "the streamlined blogging…
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Weekend Music Every girl crazy 'bout a sharp-dressed man. The music and the dance don't quite fit. To me they're close enough to be a lot of fun. Others may find it annoying. (Hat tip to Michael Potemra of National Review.) I had another song in mind to post tonight, a very beautiful song, full…
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One reason I don't talk about politics all that much, and don't talk about economic matters very much at all, is that they're mostly too complex to deal with in a blog post. I think almost all the contending factions have at least some part of the truth, and generally find myself wanting to argue…
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For some reason, which I suspect has to do with the anti-virus software on my computer at work, I'm unable to post comments. The one brief one on the Atlantic thread was done in haste from home this morning–I try to check the comments first thing in the morning because spam comments tend to arrive…
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Sunday Night Journal — September 4, 2011 It wouldn’t be quite accurate to say that I have a love-hate relationship with The Atlantic, as my feelings toward it are generally not as strong as that. Like-dislike would be closer, though sometimes it tips over into like-hate. Hardly an issue arrives that does not contain at…
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Via Image magazine on Facebook, here is an interesting piece at pop culture mag Paste: a discussion of Sufjan Stevens and the general situation of the Christian artist in an anti-Christian culture. In general it's not anything that anyone familiar with the thinking of writers like Walker Percy hasn't already heard, but it's interesting that it appears here.…
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