July 2010
2 posts
WatchI am starting to really love this guy. I’m thinking Jindal/Christie in 2012 or Christie/Jindal in 2012. It is time that the Right gets to be known as the Politics of Clarity. It can take the Sopranos-esque beautiful Jerseyness of Christie or a more refined intellectual form, but as my friend T. Garten Dougherty always tells me, “Clarity is Charity.”
June 2010
1 post
March 2010
1 post
February 2010
2 posts
WatchEspresso, Intelligentsia on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
Great video about espresso w/ Kyle from Intelli Venice.
WatchObservations: Running barefoot is better, researchers find
Chalk up one more win for the cavemen vs. the moderns.
December 2009
1 post
October 2009
2 posts
August 2009
2 posts
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that...”
– http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/index.htm
July 2009
4 posts
Socialist America sinking →
Good old Pat Buchanan brings a bird’s eye view to the silent revolution coming to full fruition these days.
The Art of Manliness →
Found this blog at random, but plan to explore it more. Looks amazing! (or rather, “aMANzing!”
June 2009
3 posts
“What’s money? Man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to...”
April 2009
3 posts
FIRST THINGS: On the Square » Blog Archive » The... →
February 2009
3 posts
Gateway Pundit: Putin Warns US Democrats Against... →
I never thought I’d see socialism in the White House and Putin sounding like Barry Goldwater. What is going on? So, when you are to the left of the former head of the KGB, what does that make you? Is it now safe to refer to Obama as a liberal?
Good article on what your brain is doing when you... →
Found this article through the newly Twittering David Allen. It’s pretty interesting stuff and, as best I can understand it, it would seem that the ever maligned “monkey mind” may play a huge role in your personal development. Check it out. Also, on the topic of neuroscience and it’s interface with things philosophical, theological, or personal, I’d recommend the...
January 2009
1 post
Fr. Neuhaus before the throne of God
Saw the following over on the Catholic Professionals group on LinkedIn, thought it was amazing and great example of how right on Fr. Neuhaus is most of the time. m -A
“When I come before the judgment throne, I will plead the promise of God in the shed blood of Jesus Christ. I will not plead any work I have done, although I will thank God that he has enabled me to do some good. I will plead no...
December 2008
1 post
Awareness Test Video →
For those of you who have not seen this, test how well the old Reticular Activating System is working. I have to admit, it got me big time the first time. Have fun- and pay attention.
November 2008
4 posts
Just Thomism →
Ok, this sounds incredibly true, and I think it largely is, but I hope it is not completely so.
My friend Anne sent me this via Dennis Praeger....
Today on my way to lunch I passed a homeless guy with a sign that read “VoteObama, I need the money.” I laughed. Once in the restaurant my server had on an “Obama 08” tie. Again I laughed as he had given away his politicalpreference—just imagine the coincidence. When the bill came I decided not to tip the server and explained to him thatI was exploring the Obama...
October 2008
7 posts
“From book twelve of Homer’s Odyssey:
Enough: in misery can words avail?
And...”
IBDeditorials.com: Editorials, Political Cartoons,... →
More crazy flat earth talk….from NASA.
First Things » Blog Archive » The Arena →
Chesterton wrote this poem about the Notre Dame football team. Amazing!!
Solar-Powered Nanotech-Purified Air In Medieval... →
Those crazy “Dark Ages” just keep getting brighter in retrospect.
Link found between physical and emotional warmth -... →
Studies have also shown that when the cup of coffee given to the date is Coffeeboy brand coffee, that 65% of the time, it works every time.
First Things » Blog Archive » Dawkins Attacks... →
Grab the pitchforks of reason! Humpty Dumpty and the 3 Little Pigs are next. “No Virginia, there is no such thing as the Big Bad Wolf.”
WorldWatch - October 5, 2008 - Would the Last... →
This article does the job of pimpslapping the entire American media and giving a 10,000 ft. primer on the causes of the big bailout in one fell swoop. Brilliant! And- he’s a card carrying Democrat, so no partisan finger pointing. Enjoy! (oh, and by the way- I’m back.)
June 2008
3 posts
A Thomist sounding very Platonic. →
May 2008
13 posts
The New Criterion →
Wow, seems like providence has handed me something of a cornocopia of great writing on education today. I’ve only skimmed these, but check out the The New Criterion online. More great thoughts about Newman’s “Idea of a University” by Roger Kimball and a great article by the always insightful and prophetic Victor Davis Hanson. I need to get a subscription for the shop!
FIRST THINGS: On the Square » Blog Archive »... →
This a great reflection on the personal nature of the true mission of Catholic education, using B16’s address to Catholic educators as a launchpoint and Newman as the inspiration. Good stuff.
FIRST THINGS: On the Square » Blog Archive » The... →
When I was studying in Denver, I used to run into Archbishop Chaput on occasion. No- really, actually run into him- books flying, etc. I almost made him drop a pie once. The archbishop is, what my high school Alegebra teacher and basketball coach would have called, a “go-getter.” He is always moving quick and with intent, sometimes on the inside blind corner of the first floor of the...
FIRST THINGS: On the Square » Blog Archive »... →
Great piece on the big picture of worldviews, how that plays out in the modern academy, and the effect of these on a person of faith and reason. Damn, I love First Things!