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September 2016

September 17, 2016

Saturday on the Death of Dialogue Links

Woke up late, but do not fear, there is a podcast. This week we talk...

September 13, 2016

Vote for Trump! Or not

I had a little bit of fun yesterday at the expense of Mrs. Clinton, and...

September 11, 2016

A Strong Tower on the Anniversary of 9/11

Matt and I had been married one whole month on the morning of September 11,...

September 10, 2016

Saturday on the What Should I Wear Links

Good Moaning. A little podcast for your Saturday. This week we go on and on...

August 2016

August 30, 2016

A Broken Outrage Machine, Four News Stories

Gosh, the Internet is keyed up this morning. Burkini Ban, that Football Player, Facebook Algorithm...

August 24, 2016

In Defense of Simcha

Not being Roman Catholic, I have no business weighing in on the horrifying (to me)...

August 15, 2016

Five Gospel Tips for Lives that Matter

Woke up after a bad dream and watched all the rioting videos taken in Milwaukee...

August 13, 2016

Saturday on the Marriageable Links

The usual scintillating podcast in which we entirely skip over the Olympics and take up...

August 03, 2016

Trump and the Infant Cry

So I did give in and watch the clip of Mr. Trump throwing the baby...

July 2016

July 30, 2016

Saturday on the Politics as Usual Links

Did manage a podcast full of interruptions. We chat away merrily about how bad the...

July 29, 2016

7QT: Politics, Playgrounds and Procrastination

One Seems I hit a bit of a nerve yesterday, enumerating three small reasons not...

July 28, 2016

Three Reasons Not to Vote for Mrs. Clinton

Is it Thursday? Not Friday yet? That's too bad. If it's only Thursday it seems...

July 27, 2016

Oh the Humanity Mr. Clinton

Post birthday stupor is making news reading kind of a drag, especially since--and I do...

July 26, 2016

Mercy for the Rich and Poor

Well, it's a good thing I remembered that Romulus is ten today and therefore spent...

July 25, 2016

Monday will Probably be Better than Sunday

This is just so great. It's like a tinselly Christmas present at the end of...

July 24, 2016

To Self-Identify as a Christian

American Christians, just like every other kind of person, are casting about to identify themselves...

July 23, 2016

Saturday on the Evangelical Trumpster Links

A nice tender podcast in which we bash our way around the week criticizing everybody....

July 22, 2016

7QT: Can We #konmari Washington?

One So I guess Trump was basically sane in his speech last night? Tried to...

July 21, 2016

Three Reasons to Love the Cruz Convention Speech

I guess everything has been said that can be said about last night's RNC shocker...

July 19, 2016

The RNC Commits Blasphemy First Thing

Mercifully we haven't had the wherewithal to hook up cable into our new house and...

July 16, 2016

Saturday on the Regular Links

Starting to get back into the groove of regular life. Lots more unpacking to face...

July 10, 2016

Black and White and Stone

As practically everyone has noticed, this was a rough week for news. Anger and violence...

July 08, 2016

7 Packing Political Takes

One Got through the living room and office yesterday just packing books. I'll just repeat...

June 2016

June 26, 2016

The Best Kind of News

It might be hard to believe this, but it's been strangely restful over the last...

June 18, 2016

Saturday on the News Links

Need to be up and flying along. So much to do. So much to pack...

June 13, 2016

Love and Hate in Orlando

My holiday bubble is being threatened by reality despite the great pains I have taken...

June 04, 2016

Saturday on the San Antonio Links

Couldn't post this morning because of needing to rush down to the Pearl District so...

June 01, 2016

Facebook and Forgiveness

A few weeks ago, on one of those ordinary days that the Internet was ramping...

May 2016

May 30, 2016

American Fighter Aces

Last year on Memorial Day we got to travel to DC to help celebrate the...

May 19, 2016

Because Of Course: The Transgender Jesus

I was going to rail on about packing and laundry, because that could be funny,...