I’m not very current on the latest bands or songs that are out there. This probably has something to do with the fact that I pretty much despise commercial radio. If I have the radio on I want to listen to music, not some DJ trying to break into stand-up comedy, and most definitely not [...]

An interesting email from someone living in Ireland about the realities of a religous state and debunking Santorum’s latest insanity that a liberal society is the reason for the abuses of the Catholic Church perpetrated against children.
Interesting that the pit bull of archconservatives in the U.S. is backing away from personal responsibility and blaming society [...]

Exactly my point:

If under those terms Don Rumsfeld or any other administration official ever came before the Senate and acknowledged a miscalculation of any sort in this large enterprise, would Mr. Biden or the others accept the admission in good faith and build from it, or would they flog it as an admission of failure [...]

One individual has taken issue with my post yesterday, and I deserved it. I was incorrect in asserting that the US could have done something to quell the insurgency. There really is nothing we could have done, short of being complete and utter bastards. Many if not most of the insurgents are transplants and not even [...]

The debate about Iraq is heating up again, mostly thanks to all the sunshine The White House is blowing these days. I don’t suppose it should surprise anyone. The policy machine has been spinning yarn inconsistent with assessments of the commanders in the field from the beginning.
I hesitate to draw comparisons to Vietnam, but there [...]

This crab has a pretty hard shell. Developing one has been necessary to protect the tender inside. Still, there are days I question my ability to survive my heart breaking one more time. Always I’ve managed to put my heart back together. Each time, however, it seems to take longer and require more effort. Sometimes, I [...]

Oh who is that young sinner with the handcuffs on his wrists?
And what has he been after that they groan and shake their fists?
And wherefore is he wearing such a conscience-stricken air?
Oh they’re taking him to prison for the colour of his hair.
‘Tis a shame to human nature, such a head of hair as his;
In [...]

I spent the weekend in California with my good friend Brian. We spent some time up in the wine country then finished the trip in San Francisco staying with other friends of mine. Friday night was some of the most fun I’ve had on any vacation. We spent a large chunk of it with a [...]