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• Shopping Screed

  

  Capitalism is insidious.  Those of us with modest incomes—and I’m quite aware that many, many people are poor—are constantly being bombarded with new schemes... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Teaching Tradition

  

  There’s a dilemma. Many thinking religious conservatives end up arguing against “secular” education and yet wish to make themselves out as rational, and... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Wicker Lessons

  

  Beltane creeps up unnoticed.  Not an official holiday in these parts, it is, hopefully, a sign of slightly warmer weather than we’ve been having in April. ... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Ode to Books

  

  There are fewer things more personal. Each one has a story and it reveals quite a lot about you. Really, it’s a brave thing, putting your books out on a shelf... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Words and Belief

  

  Why do we care so little for the poor?   Part of the answer is surely the misguided idea of meritocracy—if you merit good you will be successful.  This kind of... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Network

  

  Although it’s not NBC, the New Books Network has quite a reach with academics. That’s why I was glad they accepted my pitch for an interview about Nightmares... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Wasting Waste

  

  So I’m thinking about toilet paper.  Just two years ago it was a scarce commodity.  If you could find a four-pack you were blessed.  Supply-chains aren’t the... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Smaller Wolves

  

  It was in Maine. In 1987. I can’t remember how Paul and I found this place to camp. I don’t remember making reservations, but we drove along in his 1968 VW... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Places and Books

  

  I recently had the opportunity to travel to a new town and spend the night there.  This is a rarity in the days of pandemic and I’d forgotten the magic of wakin... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Solomon’s Rats

  

  Some ideas keep coming back.  Since you can’t copyright an idea, retelling a story is always an option.  In fact, some writers suggest they’ve written nothing... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Normal Paranormal

  

  One of my favorite televisions shows of all time is The X-Files. I didn’t watch it when it originally aired, but eventually got a hankering to see it on DVD. Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Love Your Mother

  

  It’s not exactly a birthday, for we don’t know when exactly she was born.  We choose April 22 to think of our mother—the mother of us all. Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Soft Wired

  

  A museum of discarded electronics.  I’ve been thinking that might be a good use for all the tech we’ve had to buy over the years that quickly becomes... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Beauty of Ruins

  

  One of the things I most miss about living in Scotland is the relative dearth of stone ruins in my home country.  In no way to diminish the culture of American... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Continuing Ed

  

  I recently took a course.  It was an adult enrichment class, offered through a local community college.  It wasn’t for credit and it had only a modest fee. Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Body Doubles

  

  Learning about how Dark Shadows developed has freed me a bit, I think. The stories between the original program, the novels, and the movies were never... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Easter Weather

  

  The weather doesn’t always cooperate for holidays.  Easter is, at heart, a celebration of spring—life after death.  Around here this holiday has been accompanie... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Welcome to the Labyrinth

  

  Do anything long enough and you’ll produce a labyrinth.  I started this blog back in 2009 with the idea of perhaps continuing in the biblical studies/ancient... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• A Bird’s Life

  

  Among the early signs of spring are birds.  Cold and silent, winter mornings have their own form of beauty, but hearing the birds is cause for hope. Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Shadows of Childhood

  

  While it may not seem to fit my current re-fascination, I’m not really a “fan”personality. My interests are far too diverse. Since I’ve been thinking about... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY