Category: Varia
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Maverick Tattoos
I tend to take a dim view of tattoos, seeing them as the graffiti of the human body, and as yet another, perhaps minor, ingredient in the Decline of the West. Christians believe that the body is the temple of the Holy Spirit; they ought to consider whether tattoos deface the temple. But I do…
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Linking and Plinking
The 'I link' must be able to accompany all of my blogifications . . . . Which passage in which work of which great philosopher am I parodying? Telegraph obituary of Peter Geach (HT: Dave Lull) A tribute to Dave Lull. If he ever publishes a blog, he might name it "Lullabies." But then again…
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I Add to My Supply of Incandescents
On 11 June 2011, I wrote: Banned on the Left Coast in the People's Republic of Californication! It figures. It's sad to see what has become of my native state. But I am fortunate to flourish in Arizona where bright sun and hard rock and self-reliant liberty-lovers have a suppressive effect on the miasma of…
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Links and Shorts
What fools these mortals be! Death by atomic wedgie. Why carry? George Will on Gesture Liberalism: "liberalism’s belief that any institution of civil society can be properly broken to the saddle of the state." Leftists lose in Chicagoland gun rights fight. Rule by fools. Their names say it all: Obama, Biden, Pelosi, Reid, Feinstein, Holder…
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Independent Institute Summer Seminars for Students
If you are a high school or college student, these Challenge of Liberty summer seminars should provide an antidote to the leftist indoctrination you may be receiving.
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Links and Quips
Interview: David Mamet's Conservative Conversion Liberals who speak of unfettered capitalism tend to be unfettered idiots I recently acquired an iPad Air. Mr Obama, you did not build that, and no government either! My man Hanson's latest Will ObamaCare lead to Single Payer? Rachel Maddow is crazy, too Glenn Reynolds on alternative schooling If 'ObamaCare'…
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Quick Eggplant Parmigiana
To make it right is a royal PITA. First I make a killer sauce from scratch, a Bolognese or something pork-based. That's plenty of work right there. Then I cut an eggplant lengthwise, run the slices through egg wash, bread 'em and fry 'em in olive oil. Extra virgin, of course. Why monkey with anything…
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New Year’s Eve Varia
Twilight Zone marathon is on Plenty of nonsense is being spewed about inequality. Pitchfork Pat talks sense. Hillary had an unlucky year, and thank God for that. I enjoyed Nebraska. ObamaCare is not Obama's Care. An alternative to ObamaCare Merton, Marilyn, and David Carradine Aquinas on Islam Less civility, more pushback. Thomas Merton no saint.…
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Merry Christmas, Loyal Readers!
Ed Farrell sent me the above. Check out his fine photography here.
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‘Merry Xmas’
When I was eight years old or so and first took note of the phrase 'Merry Xmas,' my piety was offended by what I took to be the removal of 'Christ' from 'Christmas' only to be replaced by the universally recognized symbol for an unknown quantity, 'X.' But it wasn't long before I realized that…
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A Slip of the Tongue and a Bit about Me and Mary Jane
One morning recently I was talking with a thirtysomething woman about Obamacare. "If you like your period, you can keep your period" came out of my mouth. I was intending, "If you like your plan, you can keep your plan, period." Thanks to Obama, the period is one punctuation mark that will never be the…
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Customer ‘Care’
I just wasted 30 minutes on the phone with a customer service representative straightening out a screw-up emanating from their end. The automated intro said that a "helpful customer care" rep would be available in one minutes (sic)." Don't tell me how helpful and caring you are. Just do your job and do it right.…
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Thanksgivukkah
How often do Thanksgiving and Hanukkah (or the first day of Hanukkah) fall on the same day? Wikipedia to the rescue.
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What do John F. Kennedy, Aldous Huxley, and C. S. Lewis Have in Common?
All three exited the mundus sensibilis 50 years ago, today. Whither? The Whither like the Whence remain in suspense. The three illustrate the truth that "The pen is mightier than the sword" (Bulwer-Lytton). A Brit's take on 22 November. Related articles Psychotropic Drugs, Veridicality, Criteria David Lewis on Religion Aldous Huxley: the prophet of our…
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Halloween Varia
1. Mark Anderson's Halloween greeting takes the form of a quotation from Moby Dick, the relevance of which escapes me: "The subterranean miner that works in us all, how can one tell whither leads his shaft by the ever shifting, muffled sound of his pick?" Wider context here. 2. Why Liberals Love Halloween 3. Zombies…