Abbreviated Reflections

So much to comment on, so little time.  Here are some Abbreviated Reflections. He Can’t Handle the TruthPresident Bush refuses to allow Karl Rove and Harriet Miers to answer this question: Do you promise to tell the truth?  I guess that’s too hard a question for this Administration.– – – – –He Could Handle the

Blogs, Mental Health, and Other Liabilities

A quick lunch-break blogpost: Two recent situations – one in NASA and the other in the John Edwards presidential campaign – have gotten me to think about the process of becoming a pastor and the dichotomy of the public vs. private self. Two bloggers recently hired by John Edwards have been criticized for past incendiary

The Science of Poop

There’s something sad about a nearly 200 year-old science museum resorting to shitology to stay relevant.  Philadelphia’s Academy of Natural Sciences is opening an exhibit entitled, "The Scoop on Poop: The Science of what Animals Leave Behind."  From the exhibit website: Visitors are invited to listen in on an animal’s digestive system, learn the language

Saddam Hussein, 1937-2006

Saddam Hussein died an hour or two ago by hanging.  I’m not sure what this means, exactly.  And even though the guy was a murderous dictator, I still don’t like capital punishment.  God have mercy on him.

Blessings to Muslims on Hajj

Muslims today begin the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.  God bless all who who are making this pilgrimage.  Grant, O God, that it be filled with peace.