Cogito Ergo Blogito
The excellent movie Miracle dramatizes the amazing victory of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team over the Soviet Team and the events…
Big Brother is Watching You–Naked
The random naked eyeful is starting to replace the random groping at airport rights checkpoints. Passengers at Phoenix Sky Airport may now…
“They’re the Best”
Last week, I enjoyed the great honor of meeting some of the outstanding recruits at the U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris…
Bloggers’ Day in Richmond
Many thanks to Virginia‘s gracious Lt. Governor Bill Bolling and his able Chief-of-Staff Randy Marcus for Wednesday’s fabulous 1st Annual Bloggers’ Day…
Old Dominion Blog Alliance
I am delighted to announce that this blog has joined the Old Dominion Blog Alliance. I am honored to become part of…
Conversation: A Dying Art?
Last month, I enjoyed the privilege of leading a Christian discussion group on the topic of Ken Myers’ Mars Hill Audio Journal…
A Good Book
A good book is like an elegant cruise ship, an ocean liner bringing passengers to new places, entertaining them along the way….
Italy
Whether one has seen many places or few, whether one has read many books or few, Italy confounds. The peninsula is a…
To Travel is to Soar
When one soaks in art and architecture, treasures that engage the mind of man, when one basks in the oceans and mountains,…
Why I Travel
I travel because, when I travel, I feel the reign of culture from Europe’s cool to Central America’s warmth, I see the…
Falling for Fall
Between sultry heat and bitter cold, when clean crisp air clears lungs and minds, between lemonade and hot chocolate, when apple cider…
The 2,996
I never knew Charles Antoine Lesperance. I might never have known who he was, but one day I was given a bracelet bearing…