The Tsunami Death Tolls and God

“Death Toll Rises to 67,000 Tsunami Victims” is the latest headline. The latest body counts have surpassed 60,000 and are well on their way to 70,000. Indians, Sumatrans, Sri Lankans, Thai and other peoples have suffered greatly and the world again looks to America for our deep pockets. We have no problem giving, we never [...]

School milk carton giving way to bottle

Both this headline and it’s story should be filed under “ludicrous” and “Here’s what’s wrong with this country.” This is absolutely stupid. School milk carton giving way to bottle — Yet another familiar school-days object may be going the way of the inkwell and the slide rule. Encouraged by a milk industry study that shows [...]

Downtime for an unfortunate holiday crisis

Posting will be slow and sparse for the next few weeks due to the health of my mother. She is in Houston, TX and her situation requires that I make numerous trips. Thank you for understanding. On a brighter note, Houston had about 4-5 inches of snow on Christmas day and we made a snowman [...]

James Madison on Government necessities

The Federalist Patriot — Founders’ Quote Daily “It has been said that all Government is an evil. It would be more proper to say that the necessity of any Government is a misfortune. This necessity however exists; and the problem to be solved is, not what form of Government is perfect, but which of the [...]

John Adams on the rights of society

The Federalist Patriot — Founders’ Quote Daily “Men must be ready, they must pride themselves and be happy to sacrifice their private pleasures, passions and interests, nay, their private friendships and dearest connections, when they stand in competition with the rights of society.” –John Adams

A few thoughts on Christ and Christmas

It has been rightly said that Christmas isn’t about giving gifts, but a reminder of the gift that God has given to each of us. To that I would wholeheartedly agree. Ronald Reagan once said, “Meaning no disrespect to the religious convictions of others, I still can’t help wondering how we can explain away what [...]

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