Update (June 30/09):
I’m thinkin’, I’m thinkin…
Isaac de Rasieres, who visited Plymouth in 1627, reported how the Pilgrims began their church on Sunday: “They assemble by beat of drum, each with his musket or firelock, in front of the captain’s door; they have their cloaks on, and place themselves in order, three abreast, and [...]
Entries from June 2009
June 29, 2009
Churches go all guns and ammo. Bono fans cringe.
June 28, 2009
Invictus
Invictus, William Henley
OUT of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the [...]
June 25, 2009
Interluden: Condolence for Mr. Jackson (update)
Needless to say, June has been a bit sporadic. I just finished up my piano teaching for the year and was playing for some school performances, which involved a bit of practicing. My back is improving which means I have been getting myself in all kinds of jams by taking my new-found liberty [...]
June 12, 2009
Imagine a world without teenagers…
Truly,
West argues that adolescence didn’t always exist. In fact, it is a quite recent phenomenon. The word “teenager” wasn’t really used until 1941, after all. In virtually every other culture in the history of the world prior to late 20th century Western culture, kids became adults. Not so anymore. They now become teenagers, or, to [...]
June 3, 2009
US Public Education: Eat more and lose weight!
Preach it, brother:
Here are the towering facts: The U.S. spends a huge amount on education; more per student than anyone else; more and more every year. Simultaneously, over the last 70 years, literacy has fallen, SAT scores have fallen, American competitiveness has fallen, and the general knowledge of ordinary citizens has fallen. Teenagers graduate from [...]
June 2, 2009
Planned Parenthood says, “Teenagers need more sex, Ed.”
The definition of insanity used to be trying the same things and expecting different results. Didn’t it?
Didn’t it?
Sort of makes me feel not so bad about the fact that Bill 44 passed today.
Critics had said the bill would create a two-tier Human Rights Act and force teachers and school boards to [...]
June 2, 2009
On abortionist George Tiller’s death (updated)
Robin Phillips:
Although the murder was clearly incompatible with Christian witness, the defensive posture on the part of the pro-life lobby has been unfortunate. The murder of George Tiller was a tragic missed opportunity for anti-abortion activists to go on the offensive and point out that if anyone ought to be apologizing, it should be the [...]
June 1, 2009
Alice Reads: Little House in the Big Woods
Do you think it matters what kids read? When it comes to classical literature vs. SpongeBob Square Pants chapter books, where do you sit?
I just finished re-reading Laura Ingalls Wilder’s first book Little House in the Big Woods. I haven’t read it since it was read to me when I was but a wee camel [...]
