And About Time . . .
Which the Horses Might Decline
“We, in the grip of a very bad idea, have thought to repeal some fundamental laws of the natural order of things. Good luck to us all, says I. Let us repeal the law of gravity to cut down on that frictional wear and tear. Let us herd cats. Let us sweep water uphill. Let us feed cheesecake to our horses.”
The Cultural Mind, p. 130
Idaho and the Red State Grooming Festival
Update: Zions Bank has withdrawn from participating in the festival. Second update: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare pulled its sponsorship as well. Third update: The kids drag event for this weekend has been postponed to a “later date.” Fourth update: ICCU has pulled out. Fifth update: Idaho Power decided to withdraw. Dear J , …
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So the Answer is No
[Concerning Deut. 22:5] “Transvestite men certainly are condemned here, but the language with regard to the women is quite different. The operative phrase in this passage is keli gabar, the gear of a warrior. A woman is not to wear the gear of a fighter. The prohibition is not one of slacks, but rather of helmets and heavy rifles.”
The Cultural Mind, p. 129
The Most Natural Defense
“The sillier a position gets, the more shouting is required to keep people from asking those pesky questions.”
The Cultural Mind, p. 127
Why Not More Letters?
Letter to the Editor: This is a question regarding your recent post about not taking the bait. First, I agree that we ought not to take the bait and do our best Quaker impression as you say. ...
The Bait Lies Before You Now. Do Not Take It.
Introduction: Either we are being ruled by a cabal of incompetents, whose twaddlesome deficiencies rise to near criminal levels, or we are being ruled by criminals, whose master plan is to continue ...
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And One Day, the Memes Just Started Making Themselves . . .
Oh . . .
No Such Thing as Random
“Social calamities, therefore, must not be understood as ‘random bad things’—our God is a God who keeps covenant, and this necessarily includes covenant blessings and curses. And this cannot be understood apart from a diligent study of Scripture and church history up to the present.”
The Cultural Mind, p. 125