April 19
A few new stories.. History is a little bit like the complexity of human beings themselves. You can live with... View Article
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When Morons Preach Repentance
Eating too much stupid cake I am a big fan of what I would call the “prophetic spirit.” I’m not... View Article
What Happens When No One Can Afford Anything?
“That is going to cost you..” Six or seven years ago, we resurfaced an exterior flat roof deck for about... View Article
Cancel Culture Update
“You can’t get out of those repercussions by papering over a policy that was already violated” — Judge Ryan Nelson... View Article
Random Gratitude..
It’s no secret that the last four years have been difficult for reasonably normal people, but sometimes you get hit... View Article
Esther Parrish Covington — My Life in Oak Glen, California
Esther Mathilde Parrish Covington, a child of Oak Glen pioneer Enoch Parrish, dictated these life memories on April 17, 1959,... View Article
Love Your Enemy..
..even if they died two hundred years ago In life, among friends and acquaintances, we are trained to take the... View Article
Tyranny, Ancient and Modern
Ancient Tyranny Samuel Adams, widely remembered as the Father of the American Revolution, must have felt a cold chill in... View Article
Gothic Ravages
The View from Philadelphia March 4, 1777 Source Devastation Unknown to Civilized Nations: Feb 25, 1777. New Jersey Governor William... View Article
Taking the Temperature of the Times..
Siring While Cowardly? My summary, yesterday, of Philadelphia’s Dunlap’s Advertiser for February 4, 1777, reaffirmed a few old lessons and... View Article