Quality interweb mischief from Jared Bridges
As I’ve written here before, the term “fundamentalist” is as tricky a moniker as they come. Paul Marshall, a senior fellow at the Center for Religious Freedom, has written an excellent piece (subs. req.) in last week’s Weekly Standard that should help all of us forge new ground regarding the use/abuse of the term. Citing … Read more
Vols 38, Commodores 33 Just when you thought the Vols couldn’t get any uglier, they nearly botched their 22nd consecutive win over the intramural-based Vanderbilt squad. The defense that held Notre Dame to 10 last week was on vacation today. If the Vol defense plays against Auburn the way they did today, we’ll lose worse … Read more
Can’t you just see the sunshine? It looks like Steve Spurrier, the “evil genius” of college football will be going to South Carolina on his next stop. Will USC become Tennessee’s next heated rivalry? Will Spurrier resurrect Steve Tanneyhill, mullet and all, to head the Gamecocks offense? Ahh…the SEC!
Welcome to version 3.0 of TruePravda! After staring at the three-column layout for eight months or so, I’ve decided to go back to two columns. I think the simplified layout is easier to read, less cluttered, and better looking. I’ll probably do a few touch-up enhancements, but overall I’m pretty satisfied. I’ve extended the layout … Read more
In recent days, the mail that reaches our household has been full of one genre of snail mail: the credit card offer. The above stack consists solely of credit card offers collected in our box since the week of July 20. They’re all unopened, and in mint condition. There are about 45 pieces (at $.37 … Read more
I happened to find myself today in a furniture store. After all, aren’t furniture stores where the lost go to be found? Well, philosphical musings aside, I noticed something rather peculiar among the bookshelf section of the store. One particular shelf held about 20-30 beautiful leatherbound volumes. I noticed a sign saying “old world books—$24.” … Read more
Consider the following two statements. The first is from Sarah, 91 years old, after delivering her firstborn son: And Sarah said, “God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh over me.†And she said, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son … Read more
A hearty Veteran’s Day salute from TruePravda goes out to all the American veterans of past and present wars. What have done and are doing has liberated, protected, and inspired all that we hold dear as Americans. May God grant his protection and blessing to you, whether you’re on the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, … Read more
Although I didn’t watch him this time on principle, Dan Rather apparently had a good night of one-liners on election night 2004. Among them: “In southern states they beat him like a rented mule.” “We had a slight hitch in our giddy up, but we corrected that.” “We need Billy Crystal to Analyze This” The … Read more
…stuff, that is. If you’re not a subscriber, now’s the time to check out The Wall Street Journal Online Edition, which is free all this week. Also, the Firefox browser turns 1.0 today. As I’ve said before, if you’re not browsing the web with Firefox, you’re missing out. Of course, seeing as how slow their … Read more