Archive for the 'What's Right' Category
Saturday, June 7th, 2008
Bill Whittle’s been absent from his blog for awhile. It turns out he’s not only alive, he’s been writing a movie script!
Finally! Something that ought to be worth watching in the intellectual sense coming out of Hollywood! I hope this works!
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
"If you are going to let one segment of society or one area of the country become maligned without insisting that the truth be known, all other segments and areas are subject to similar fates."
– Ronald Reagan, Remarks at the Kiwanis International Convention in St Louis, MO; 21 Jun 1951. From Speaking [...]
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Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
Weltanschauung friend Glenn made the Austin American-Statesman, check out the guy to Gov. Perry’s right (larger picture here)!
Glenn, his brother, and the Governor are all Eagle Scouts and are all members of the Order of the Arrow; much like the two guys who make Weltanschauung possible (primarily this one but also this one). [...]
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Saturday, March 1st, 2008
This one gets me every time: Tribute to the WWII generation.
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Friday, January 25th, 2008
I’m sending a prayer to the family of Lorraine Allard, the UK woman who delayed cancer treatment in order to ensure her baby would have a chance to live.
Stories like this will lift your spirit at the same time they crush your heart; it’s beautiful and tragic.
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Saturday, January 19th, 2008
Bill Whittle over at Eject!Eject!Eject! has a great essay about John Boyd and the OODA loop and how it applies to competitive decision-making in almost any sphere (mostly war).
Iowahawk (caution-language) had an interesting satire on a New York Times piece. Actually, any satire by Iowahawk is practically by-definition "interesting." I’m [...]
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Saturday, January 5th, 2008
I’m not really sure what’s more ridiculous: Taser parties (a lá Tupperware parties), or Amnesty International’s position on the non-lethal devices.
Because of safety concerns and potential for abuse, we do not believe Tasers should ever be used as a low or medium level force option by police officers. [...]
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Sunday, December 30th, 2007
When I was about 20 years old, a car drove by that had a bumper sticker that said "Wouldn’t it be nice if the schools had all the money they needed and the Air Force had to hold a bake sale to buy a bomber?" I remember wishing I were in a bomber at that moment [...]
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Saturday, October 13th, 2007
If you happen to be in the Pacific NW in late Oct/early Nov and like to write on the Internet, Anwyn‘ll be hosting a Blogofogorama in a couple weeks. I hear the main topic will be Saint Peters’ historic defeat of the Islamic Fundamentalist Balrog on the bridge of Lepanto-dûm. Or something [...]
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Sunday, September 30th, 2007
Cox & Forkum just announced they’ll be ceasing they’re regular editorial cartooning. Thanks for the laughs for the past six or so years, guys! Message From Above is hanging in my office directly over my computer. I hope you’ll continue the September Eleventh posts every year, too.
I guess this means I’ll [...]
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