The Fortnight For Freedom has drawn to a close
As the church has been fighting for freedom—
The Bishops have lobbied to take away rights
From the women, who don’t really need ‘em.
They still have the freedom to follow the church,
To submit to the will of their masters
To leave the decisions to men of the cloth,
To the rabbis and mullahs and pastors… [Read more…]
Andy Griffith died today. For most people of my generation, that means Sheriff Andy Taylor; for others, it means Matlock. For me, Andy Griffith means a comedy routine from before I was born… [Read more…]
…He’s gonna want to share it with everyone. [Read more…]
I plotted out the data points
And tried to comprehend—
The numbers were persuasive
But I didn’t like the trend
It’s time to do some pruning
Of the points where something’s wrong
So I’m looking for the ones that don’t belong… [Read more…]
It’s God’s love that gives you meaning
It’s God’s love that gives you worth
So there isn’t any reason
To respect you here on earth
In a world without a purpose
In a world without a God
You’re respected as a person…
This is somehow seen as odd.
(rant follows:) [Read more…]
In the end, it’s remarkably plain,
That it’s Spain, in the main, that will reign
You can say what you will,
But they answer—four-nil—
And in vain will you strain to remain
Headline: Defending champions Spain win Euro 2012 to complete historic treble
Spain was magnificent in this match. Italy was not horrible, they were simply outmatched (and then outmanned, sadly). I wouldn’t have missed it.
So I’m re-writing West Side Story*, the note-perfect retelling of Romeo and Juliet, transposed to New York City’s gang culture. This new version will, of course, feature the Liberal atheist boy who falls in love with the daughter (or not–depending on who we cast, I’m not ruling out the possibility of glbtq themes) of the local Tea Party leader… [Read more…]
Tune: “Faith of our fathers”
Faith of our presidents, on display
So proudly worn upon their sleeve
It doesn’t matter what they do;
What matters is that they believe
(refrain)
Faith of our presidents, pious faith!
Loudly proclaimed with every breath.… [Read more…]