“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
Hellbent Education
An Outlandish Year: We have all been witnesses, up close and personal, of a pretty outlandish year. The tides have behaved the way they always do, and the sunsets continue to be glorious, and the meadowlarks ...
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An Awkward Moment, in Other Words
“Another thirty seconds passed, walking slowly by, arms outstretched like a zombie.”
Ride, Sally, Ride, p. 220
Mostly Dust and No Nuggets
Spin Dry
“Jon had a particular technique for situations like this one. While some attorneys would press their advantage with follow-up questions, Jon would just let witnesses who had done this kind of thing to themselves twist slowly in the wind, air-drying as they spun.”
Ride, Sally, Ride, p. 220
Why “America the Beautiful”?
We had another successful psalm sing yesterday, with hundreds in attendance. It was glorious, and the Lord was kind as always. Thanks to all of you who prayed for us, and who have supported us in various ...