Wednesday’s Child: A Light Delirium
In the days after New Year’s I was sick as a dog. The virus – Australian, I was told – overcame Palermo with a respiratory collapse unseen since the Covid debacle…
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Apocryphal Wisdom 15-17
“Solomon” continues his sermon against idolatry but with the declaration that God loves his people to whom he will show mercy to the sinners:
The Burning of Los Angeles
Looking at photographs and watching video of Los Angeles on fire, I could not help thinking of Nathaniel West’s 1939 novel, The Day of the Locust.
Civil War, II
Any fight, whether it is a barroom brawl or a global war, requires at least two parties. The first task at hand, if we are going to act on the premise that we are in a civil war, is to identify the principal antagonists.
Greek I, Chapter 2
This chapter continues the presentation of O-declension nouns, with particular attention to accents.
An Old Palisadian Comments on the Fires
For a change Thousand Oaks is not burning. Our last burn in TO was the Woolsey fire in Nov 2018.
Fight Fire in Ukraine, Not California
Allegedly, various municipalities and counties in California have been, since 2022, donating fire-fighting and protective gear to the Ukraine.
Canada Will Not Become a State, But a Much Closer Ally
He isn’t even president again yet and Donald Trump has shaken up international affairs more than anything since the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991.
The Trumpian Dilemma
If a President Trump really hopes to engage in the gigantic battle to break the Deep State, to curb the dominant power of leftist bureaucrats and judges, his greatest obstacle will be the Republican party.
Apocryphal Wisdom 13-14
“Solomon” makes a double point about nature that Paul will repeat. In contemplating the beauty of nature we should be able to gain some idea of the greatness of the its creator….
