Don’t go out, women, with men you just want to be friends with. A number of pretty, successful young girls are dead — this is the most recent one — because they did not cut those who felt off out of their lives completely. It is one year since Lori Alexander stated the obvious, and Continue Reading
E scooter demise
The comments on the death of Emily H. by e scooter (which happens: there was one in my town within three months of lime scooters being available) at Adam’s place are worth reading. She is a warning. Her death is a tragedy, especially given the trainwreck that was her set of life choices. Requiescat in Continue Reading
16 July 19
19 Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.2 Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way.3 When a man’s folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the Lord.4 Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is Continue Reading
Daybook.
Emily Hart is dead. We are informed we are all mourning her. Or the UK meiia are. It hit my google feed, but not my thing. Her videos do not involve fast cars, cameras, how to garden, or lifting technique. Adam Piggott watched her video so you don’t have to. If you are a public Continue Reading
15 July 19
2 My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. 2 For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, 3 and if you pay attention to the one who wears the Continue Reading
Sunday Sonnet.
The paraphrase that Locke did continues. Locke is working on the following verse Cast me not away from your presence/ and take not your Holy Spirit from me. (Ps 51:11, ESV). Sprite, to Locke, was used as we would use spirit, and the remainder of the text is fairly clear. Loe prostrate, Lorde, before thy Continue Reading
Sunday 14 July 19
25 And a lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 And He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How does it read to you?” 27 And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all Continue Reading
The decline of the woke number 59.
Shot. Not too long ago, conventional wisdom held that the internet should enjoy minimal government oversight precisely because it was a technology that enabled open and free speech for everyone. The remedy for hateful and offensive remarks, that 1990s-vintage argument went, was more speech—or logging off.This principle, which can be traced back through the writings Continue Reading
13 July 19
32 “‘Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the Lord. 33 “‘When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. 34 The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. Continue Reading
Daybook.
I am putting my photos up at this site. It is still under construction, and will take a while to stabilize. In general, the photos I use here come from my phone. The photos there, however, are from trips with tripod, camera, and have been worked on. Our food budget is big. But our eating Continue Reading
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