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Monthly Archives: December 2009

The Great Recession II.

07-Dec-09

el Seroquel generico On my way back up to the cabin, I stopped at the supermarket in Monticello.  I got out of my truck but realized I forgot my plastic bags – I typically reuse them – and went back.  I was fumbling around inside the truck, as I don’t have things very organized, and was surprised by […]

The View From My Window.

07-Dec-09

how can i order accutane My writing-desk window.

The Great Recession.

06-Dec-09

After ten days in the city, I’m heading back to the snows.  Far and away the most striking thing about this visit was the sheer number of unemployed people I met.  Last night was the peak of this, at a Christian artists’ party.  Of course the artsy folk are going to be underemployed, but this […]

Obama’s Responsibility.

02-Dec-09

Being in New York is interesting, to hear people assail Obama from both right and left – he’s emasculating this country and bowing down to the Emperor, or is a shill for the military-industrial complex and is “Bush III.”  His decision to send more troops into Afghanistan is pleasing no one – it’s not a […]

Conservationist Conservatives.

01-Dec-09

Andrew Sullivan popularizes the obvious figura etymologica connecting conservation and conservatism.  Of course it all makes perfect sense – what could be more conservative than to conserve one’s inheritance and use it wisely?  Perhaps this obvious connection will continue to filter up as time goes on.

Some Donatist Musings.

01-Dec-09

It’s good to move away from the idea that the priesthood has to be made up of pure, near-perfect men: no matter who you put up on a pedestal, he will be found unworthy at some point or other.  But the priesthood has been so wrapped in this idea – this is God looking for […]