Quality interweb mischief from Jared Bridges
In keeping with tradition, a record of all the cities (or towns, hamlets, dots-on-a-map) in which I’ve spent at least one night this year: Annapolis, MD Kingsport, TN Las Vegas, NV Lexington, KY Nashville, TN Owensboro, KY Rodanthe, NC Stamping Ground, KY Woodbridge, VA Washington, DC cf. 2005/1999, 2006, 2007.
For all the talk in today’s culture about the “magic of Christmas,” the reality is that it is the very absence of “magic” in the world that gave us need for the incarnation. Left to our own device, we humans dance dangerously about in darkness. Left to our incomplete selves, sin reigns supreme. Only a … Read more
President Bush is not a popular man these days. If his approval ratings fall any lower, they might be mistaken for the current Dow Jones Industrial Average. The lamest of ducks at this point in his career, a turkey might be the only way for him to salvage his legacy. Every year, the president is … Read more
The ‘Trophy Kids’ Go to Work: “For this generation, work is not a place you go; work is a thing you do…”
Princeton prof Robert P. George takes Obama’s abortion extremism to task.
Oxymorons for Obama: My friend Tom McClusky takes a closer look at what some of Obama’s more unlikely supporters might be missing.
What would the world be like without humans? If a recent special on the National Geographic Channel is correct, it would be much better off. “Aftermath: Population Zero” takes a hypothetical look (and I emphasize the hypo) at what would happen should every human on the planet suddenly disappear. From the show’s description: This is … Read more
Touchstone‘s Anthony Esolen gives us a quite profound — and amusing — list of rules for finding whom to marry, and whom to not.
Parade of the also-rans: Ralph Nader Just when I thought the race was down to two candidates, I realized that I had left out the perennial Ralph Nader. That’s right, get ready for lots of ballot counting, because Nader has swung into the race faster than an unsafe car to once again capture the heart … Read more
Vols 6, Gators 30 All tied up with GodBlogCon/BlogWorld in Las Vegas, this was the first Tennessee-Florida game I’ve not watched in a decade, and it’s just as well. Apparently it was all I expected and more. Last year, I predicted that the massive defeat to the Gators marked the end of the Phil Fulmer … Read more