Year: 2014
Prager University: Getting past the mistranslation of the 6th Commandment
I find fascinating Dennis Prager’s mini-lessons on the Ten Commandments. Today, during a spare moment, I listened to his lesson on the 6th Commandment — Do Not Murder:
Continue readingThe Bookworm Beat 12/30/14 — The madness of crowds and Open Thread
Do you find it as ironic as I do that those of us who champion diffusing power amongst the people, rather than centralizing it in the government, are the ones who are on the receiving end of the madness of the crowds? In other words — and here’s the irony
Continue readingThe Bookworm Beat 12/29/14 — Supplement to the illustrated edition
I somehow managed to leave off a couple of excellent posters that I’d still like to share with you:
Continue readingThe Bookworm Beat 12/29/14 — The illustrated edition and Open Thread
I live in fear of the day that Caped Crusader gets tired of rounding up and sending me all these fabulous posters:
Continue readingMy run-in with an Obamacare fanatic
Because I have a careful social life, which sees me discuss parenting issues with liberals and politics with conservatives, I’ve never spoken with a true believer about Obamacare. Last night was my baptism in fire and, I have to say, staring into the maddened eyes of someone who sees Obamacare
Continue readingThe Bookworm Beat 12/27/2014 — Three very interesting things
Unlike most of my Bookworm Beats, in which I try to share with you as many articles and ideas as possible, this one’s going to be short. I have only three points I want to discuss, but I think all of them have so much merit, I don’t want them
Continue readingThe Bookworm Beat 12/27/14 — The illustrated edition and Open Thread
Once again, Caped Crusader has generously passed along to me all the clever, insightful, funny cartoons and posters he’s found:
Continue readingJust Because Music: Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass’s “Casino Royale”
Casino Royale, the movie for which Burt Bacharach wrote this song, is unwatchable, but — oh, my! — is the song fun: And why stop with one song? I loved Herb Albert and TJB:
Continue readingA “Letter of Solidarity” from Cal. State University, Northridge reads like a parody of Leftist anti-Americanism
I received in my email a copy of a “letter of solidarity” circulating amongst employees in the Masters of Social Work Department at California State University, Northridge (“CSUN”), a California taxpayer-funded institution that also receives federal tax dollars. In this solidarity letter, department members indict the entire American system for the deaths
Continue readingWorking lawyer open thread
Believe it or not, I’m doing legal work again after a long hiatus. I’m feeling both excitement and trepidation. Still, the trepidation is irrelevant because this work is for a very dear friend and good client of mine, so I’d have said yes no matter what.
Continue readingWatcher’s Council Christmas 2014 edition
Another Christmas put to bed, and now I have some quiet time. I’m going to spend this time reading and voting on this week’s Watcher’s Council nominations. Here’s the relevant post from that site:
Continue readingMerry Christmas!
To all those who celebrate Christmas and to those who just enjoy it — MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Continue readingThe Bookworm Beat 12/24/14 — A few quick links for Christmas Eve
These links aren’t related to Christmas Eve. They are simply interesting things that came my way today, as I was getting my family ready for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. (To those new to the blog, although I’m Jewish, I was raised celebrating both Christmas and Hanukkah in entirely secular ways.
Continue readingThe Bookworm Room 12/24/14 — Christmas Eve illustrated edition and Open Thread
My day just flew by but, thanks to help from Caped Crusader, Sadie, and my real-me Facebook friends and follows, I managed to snag a lot of good posters:
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