Tuesday, November 18, 2003About the Homosexuality Thing....and About Christian EvangelizingIt's true that some Christians are perfectly nasty to homosexual individuals. It's also true that some people (dunno their religious affiliation) have beaten, tortured, murdered, and otherwise abused homosexuals because of their sexual proclivities. It is equally true that some homosexuals are... Sign in to see full entry.Do You Make More Than $27,000 a Year? If You Do, You Are Rich!Does the IRS Think YOU Are Wealthy? Please sit down before you read. This information may cause apoplexy. (Yes, this is a repost from last spring) Tax cuts for the rich, eh? Do you know who the feds consider "rich"? Do you know who actually pays taxes in America? The facts, as released by the IRS,... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, November 17, 2003And the Answer Is....the answer to Sunday's old-fashioned riddle is a nearly universal grooming tool, the "hairbrush." A hare is a rabbit; and hair grows out of your head. Brush, or underbrush, is the small trees and bushes that grow in a forest, and which must be cleared periodically to prevent the rapid spread of... Sign in to see full entry.Sunday, November 16, 2003The Answer to the Riddle...And a New OneThe answer to yesterday's riddle is Rampion (/ram pee uhn/). Rampion is a biennial Eurasian plant (Campanula rapunculus) having rosette leaves with winged stalks, panicles of lilac-colored flowers, and an edible root used in salads. According to the Brothers Grimm, Rapunzel's craved rampion so much... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, November 15, 2003An Old-Fashioned RiddleCan you solve it? I warn you, it is not easy! (and yes, I wrote it) My first is a masculine ovine adult; its horns and its blood used by many a cult. My second is tasty, a legume that's sweet; its blossoms are lovely, their perfume a treat. My third is the word that means resting atop; it's also the... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, November 14, 2003There Are People in our Society Whose Rights Need to Be Re-ExaminedThe following groups of people are currently enjoying, or beginning to enjoy, "rights" in our American society that they ought not be granted: children, illegal immigrants, the mentally ill, the disabled, and criminals. Let's start with the illegals. People who come to this country in violation of... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, November 11, 2003Veteran's Day...Why?Is it because we idealize war and all of its trappings, or is there another reason? Some would suggest that we honor our veterans because we still hold to the "Might Is Right" tenets of pre-judicial times. Others will say that we honor the vets because we still value the fighting man over the... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, November 10, 2003Unh, Thag Use Big Word...and nine-tenths of the population probably has no clue what Thag meant. I have come across the word solipsism or one of its variants three times in one day. That's not exactly a common word among the general population, yet the first two times I met it, I nodded politely and read on. The third time,... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, November 8, 2003What's Up With Old Ladies and Cars, Anyway?Old people and cars are funny. And I don't just mean the purple-haired nonagenarian driving her forty-year-old Plymouth at 25 miles per hour in the left lane of the expressway, with her eyes peering out from under the curve of the steering wheel. I mean the old ladies who attack younger drivers as... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, November 4, 2003Man Shoots One-Year-Old "by Mistake"On Halloween here in Memphis, a 14-year-old mother took her one-year-old son trick or treating, just like hundreds of other families in the Mid-South. Unlike all those other families, though, this mom did not get to to take her son home and count goodies while giggling and talking about all the fun... Sign in to see full entry. |