Nov
1
(Ob)noxious fumes.
Filed Under general, Republican, Democrat, government, politics, Sarah Palin, SALT House | 6 Comments
We got kicked out of the house briefly last week, after a huffing old fellow from Maintenance came over and opened up our basement door and found a low-hanging cumulus cloud of black smoke swiftly wafting up from the abyss. We grabbed a smattering of possessions and headed out into the cold, where Public Safety […]
Sep
28
I can’t help but watch. And wait.
Filed Under general, me, Republican, government, politics, Sarah Palin | 4 Comments
Full disclosure: I have developed a morbid fascination with Sarah Palin, and I hate it. I constantly read about her, constantly talk about her. Channel surfing the other day, I found myself inextricably drawn to her televised speech to the folks in Media, Pennsylvania. Like most otherwise sentient liberals, I know I shouldn’t be so […]
Oct
24
What my own apathy has wrought.
Filed Under general, Republican, Democrat, government, Christianity, Garrison Keillor | 5 Comments
I understand that it’s rather a cop-out to blog about somebody else’s blog, but I’m a vigilant reader (and long-time fan) of Garrison Keillor. I get my mid-week fix (his equally great radio show, A Prairie Home Companion, is on Saturday nights) by reading Keillor’s column, “The Old Scout.” It’s available on the APHC website […]