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September 2024

September 03, 2024

An Interview, A Bully, and More on that Cemetery Visit

It's time to talk about the election again! I'm trying to do one post...

August 2024

August 27, 2024

Remembrance of Things Past: A Visit to the Cheese Haven

"Tell me about the Cheese Haven," said Adrienne. "Oh, the Cheese Haven. You want...

August 23, 2024

A Conference, A Family, and a Doughnut Shop

Alrighty, it's time for another politics update! Please refer back to my politics boilerplate:...

August 09, 2024

Would the Real Party of Family Values Please Stand Up?

It's time for anther politics update. Remember last week, when I said "Every single...

July 2024

July 16, 2024

Another Word on Saturday’s Assassination Attempt

The news is moving at a breakneck pace, so I just want to quickly write...

July 13, 2024

A Word on the Shooting in Pennsylvania

I had another post for today: a political one, in fact. I'll get around...

July 03, 2024

Notes Ahead of a Discouraging Independence Day

So, here we are. It's been an incredibly frustrating several days, if you follow political...

July 01, 2024

A Word on Today’s Supreme Court Decision

I wanted to say a few words about today's Supreme Court decision. Today, the Supreme...

April 2024

April 15, 2024

Thoughts on the Eve of the Trump Trial

The first criminal trial of a former United States president, begins in the morning....

April 12, 2024

A Word on the Arizona Abortion Ruling

I guess I'd better say something about Arizona's Supreme Court ruling, upholding the 1864 abortion...

April 08, 2024

As Abortions Rise and Trump Pivots

The news has come out, in the past few weeks, that the number...

March 2024

March 19, 2024

Don’t Be This Person in the 2024 Election

I keep thinking I'd better write about the presidential election again. This is hard...

January 2024

January 30, 2024

On Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Taylor Swift

I woke up to find that the Right Wing has views on Taylor Swift again....

January 22, 2024

A Word on Trumpian Conservatism

I've been thinking about conservatism today. It started when I saw a tweet from Kevin...

January 02, 2024

Notes Ahead of an Election Year

I don't want it to be an election year, but it is anyway. In...

December 2023

December 13, 2023

A Word on Giuliani’s Defamation Trial

I have been watching the news out of the trial of Rudy Giuliani, for his...

November 2023

November 16, 2023

Dear Gen Z: Bin Laden Was A Bad Person

Hi, kids! This is your weird old Aunt Mary you can say anything to....

November 14, 2023

Autocrats are Bad, Actually

I have something to say that ought to be obvious. It's so obvious it's hard...

November 11, 2023

On the Removal of Bishop Strickland

Yes, I've heard about Bishop Strickland. For those of you who haven't heard about...

September 2023

September 02, 2023

A Word on the Shooting of Ta’Kiya Young

I've just watched the footage of the horrific killing of 21-year-old Ta'Kiya Young. Young, who...

August 2023

August 28, 2023

We Need To Stop Giving Crackpots a Platform

I've already given you my opinion of the second string Republican presidential candidates-- the...

August 10, 2023

The American Pro-Life Movement is a Confidence Game

On Tuesday I saw the circular saws. The video was going viral...

July 2023

July 10, 2023

Some Thoughts on American Christianity

I have been thinking again about the mystery of American Christianity. I've been thinking about...

June 2023

June 09, 2023

The Trump Indictment and the Scandal of American Christianity

I woke up yesterday morning to find that the loathsome Reverend Pat Robertson was...

May 2023

May 09, 2023

A Verdict for Donald Trump, and for All His Disciples

I was planting potatoes when Michael leaned out the window. "In case you need...

May 07, 2023

Calling a Spade a Spade in the Gun Control Debate

You know what I think would help immensely? I think we should call a...

May 07, 2023

A Word on the Shooting in Allen, Texas

Last night, we all received the news of yet another mass shooting, in a record-setting...

May 03, 2023

Some Thoughts on Donald Trump’s Civil Trial

I have been watching the civil trial of Donald Trump. There aren't any cameras in...

April 2023

April 10, 2023

A Pro-Life Nation where we Value our Freedoms

There's a lot of news I want to talk about today. Much of it...

April 05, 2023

What I Have Learned About American Christianity

It's Wednesday of Holy Week. Holy Thursday is tomorrow. This is the most important week...