Ding Dong, Kingzinger’s Almost Gone
We who have the misfortune of living in Adam Kingizger’s congressional district were delighted to read that this great and virtuous war hero does not have the courage to run for reelection.
Author: Thomas Fleming
Poem: Robert Burns’ “Halloween”
Burn’s colorful description of traditional Halloween customs conveys both the eeriness and the wholesomeness of Scottish Halloweens.
My Jerkless Knee
Since the knee surgery of two weeks ago, I have been living in a fog of discomfort and confusion through which, occasionally, a dim light shines with enough brightness to permit me to revise a few pages or post something I have rewritten. I on’t feel terribly guilty about my sloth, but I have decided to share my tedium with others,
Jerks 00.D: What happened to manners?
Jerks come in every imaginable age, size, sex, and type, but they all share one common quality: They have absolutely no manners,
A Common Place for Common Places: Vergil on the Media
From Aeneid Book Four, where Fama–Rumor–spreads truth and lies about Dido’s dalliance with Aeneas.
The Autodidact on Aristotle
The one figure who defines modern thought is Aristotle, not of course because modern thinkers have followed him, but because since Galileo and Descartes and Bacon, scientists and philosophers have defined themselves by their opposition to Aristotle
Taking Responsibility for Crime
Willie Smith III was executed today in Alabama for the brutal and capricious murder of a woman he had kidnapped from an ATM. The usual critics of the death penalty have not been silent in their opposition to Smith’s execution.
Poems: Walter De La Mare
In honor of the upcoming celebration of the Eve of All Saints, I offer these eery poems by Walter De La Mare.
Utopias Unlimited, Part II
In turning the conventional on its head, Gilbert was able to see into the paradoxes that lay just beneath the surface of Victorian morality.
A Letter from Alabama: The Legacy of Colin Powell by the Alabaman
Former U.S. Secretary of State, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Colin Powell has died, according to reports in the media, from “Covid complications.” Since General Powell had received all the government coerced shots, skeptics may be wondering how this could have happened! The mainstream media legacy of Colin Powell does not entirely match up with the historical record.
