Here I Am Lord

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
When I was a Roman Catholic, and was convinced that my serving was through becoming a sister in the Dominican order, one of my favorite, no, not one of, but my favorite hymn was one called “Here I am Lord.” I think there are a couple that go by that name, but this one went something [...]

NO WAY

 I’m sorry, but where exactly does one begin? It has been less than 24 hours since John Sidney, in what can only be described as an Alzheimer’s moment, selected Sarah Palin as his running mate. Already the comics are having a field day, and indeed so are most of the mainstream media. This is just [...]

Lil Bits of Rancor 8/29/08

Our normal Friday wrap up of news is up today since I was blogging the convention last week. Hope you find something of interest this week.
I’m not one of those who considers the bible as historical authority in all respects. Depending on which book you are talking about, some are more reliable than others. Here’s [...]

Out of the Dungeon At Last!

Some few of them call him Just an orator. Indeed. As I turned over in my mind a list of other orators such as Julius Caesar, Cicero, Patrick Henry, Daniel Webster, Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, I struggled to recall whether just  was also attached to them. I could not come up with any instances.
So I [...]

The Envelope Please!

The Contrarian made a salient point last evening as I groused about some of the usual media nonsense we have so come to expect during this convention. I of course am alluding to the fact that Fox Faux News and MSNBC, and others for that matter, continue to try to set up dramatic scenarios that [...]

Conventional Thoughts

She hit it out of the ballpark! It was brilliant, touching, uplifting, and aggressivHillary did what everyone knew she could, and most knew she would. She left no doubt that she was behind Barack Obama. “No way, no how, No McCain!”
We watched via MSNBC, mostly because I was interested to see what Rachael Maddow might [...]

My Unconventional Wisdoms

Yep, she did it! She captured the audience at the Convention and wowed ‘em. At least by my account she sure did. Following in the steps of Edward M. Kennedy, lion of the Senate, patriarch of the Kennedy clan, and acknowledged promoter of health care as a human right, Michelle simply was dazzling. “Wow what [...]