The Big Lie of the Anti-choice Right

It is probably true that there is no basis of compromise between the two sides. One either believes that there is a fundamental right of a woman to control her own body or one believes that  conception and the resultant life trumps all other issues from the moment that sperm meets ovum.
We can all agree [...]

The Never Ending Process

I ran into Fran’s blog today, and as happens quite often, she stopped me dead and made me think. She does that quite often, and what I deeply love about her is that she is unafraid to ask the hard questions, and answer them as well.
The question was: “What conversion am I being invited into [...]

What’s In a Constitution?

The Contrarian raised the question: “How does one oppose pharmaceutical companies being allowed to advertise on TV without violating the first amendment?”
The thing about the Contrarian is, he seldom asks easy questions. And I’ve learned to mostly not think too much about his questions, because I usually have enough of my own. But, given my [...]

Exploring Stupid: STOOOPID

Stupid is not a word that should be bandied about lightly, as a certain President recently learned.
I promise not to bandy. God apparently did bandy, for it’s thanks to him that there are stupid people, right? I mean, geesh, perhaps there aren’t any good jokes around up-out there, but come on, give the rest of [...]

Chasing a Thought or Two

I do pay attention to the news. I read a few dozen posts a day dealing with various issues before the country. I watch news. So, I’m not uninformed.
Yet I found myself stymied the other day coming upon the term “Birthers.” What the (bleep) did that mean? The Contrarian helped me out. “It’s the nut [...]

Now That’s Some Good Entertainment

I’ve never kept it hidden that the Contrarian and myself are television watchers. But I have also pointed out, that a good deal of what we watch is “high brow.” I drop “Bill Moyer” and PBS around quite frequently just to make sure you are suitably impressed.
But I have a confession to make, actually two, [...]

Defining the Undefinable

God does speak to me from time to time. He has a particular way of going about it. I can never be sure at first, which is why he beats me over the head with what ever it is he wants me to know. To explain, he tells me the same thing over and over [...]