I used to wonder what had happened to the clear-minded hero of Vietnam, John McCain, captured when his plane was shot down over North Vietnam during his 23rd combat mission, wounded, severely beaten and mercilessly tortured. He endured it for…
Ohh, America. Admit It.
If you ever doubted that Europe has a much higher level of culture than raw, polyglot, raucous, nekulturny USA, the results of the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest make it clear that we will never live up to their tasteful standards.…
Ding Dong, the Which is Dead
I have a few questions . . . what train goes to New York? what door goes to the street? what name did they choose for the baby? what model Ford is that? OK, OK,OK . . . that’s enough. …
Our Motto(s)
No pretentious web site is without a motto. Actually, we have many – and continue to adopt new ones – or as is the case, at times, we are adopted by one. Most of time, we simply steal borrow someone…
Have You Been Saved?
The following quoted item appeared in my local newspaper earlier today. In this week’s (our religious columnist) explores how students at (world-famous local engineering institution) are engineering their own faith community. For example, members of the (school) Christian Fellowship would…
I am a Failure
Yes, I am happy that I am a failure. I’ll tell you why, but first you need to know the highlights, the major failures that connect a long, series of minor failures that are the leitmotif of my 77 years…