“The clerk was back at his station, whiter than one of the motel’s towels.”
Ride, Sally, Ride, p. 292
They Don’t Really Own Your Face, You Know
Introduction: Our situation is as though someone who had more authority than was good for him decided one day to see if he could get our entire population to begin acting as though they were autistic. ...
Not a Common Sight
“The traveling case was spinning around like an overweight discus, and it sailed down out of the mezzanine like a hard green plastic angel of death.”
Ride, Sally, Ride, p. 292
The First Inescapable Concept
Or So It Seemed
“All the complaints had been filed, but the mills of the gods appeared to be jammed.”
Ride, Sally, Ride, p. 287
And He Shot the Cliche Second
“The awkwardness evaporated right after they had ordered, and Benson broke out an elephant gun in order to kill the elephant that was in the—as they say—room.”
Ride, Sally, Ride, p. 283
Nine Miles of Bad Road
Introduction: I want to begin with the observation that Joe Biden is an objectively poor candidate, and that by the traditional metrics he is running an objectively lousy campaign. The plain fact that he is clearly not mentally fit helped everyone to set a really low bar for the first presidential debate, such that everyone …
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Which Should Have Been Anticipated
“The elevator doors opened, and he swallowed hard and smiled. She smiled also, and he fell in right away.”
Ride, Sally, Ride, p. 272
Letters for These Interesting Times
Letter to the Editor: First of all, thank you for your faithful ministry. I have been greatly helped by you with respect to so many different issues -- Classical Christian Ed., God and government, ...
Glinting Raisins
“‘What’s the job?’ Wayne said, his eyes brightening. It was generally hard to tell when his eyes brightened because they were mostly enclosed in fat, and looked like little black raisins that had been pushed down into the porridge, almost completely under.”
Ride, Sally, Ride, p. 249