Category: Bits and Pieces

Sitting at my Mom’s bedside and dealing with both her death and the day after her death, I’ve had the opportunity to wax philosophical. In no particular order, here are the thoughts that have been running through my head: There are wonderful people working in the health care industry. I

My mother passed away tonight. I’d sat with her since 6 am and she held on, with morphine easing her distress. I finally left at 10, after giving her a kiss and saying good-bye — and she died ten minutes later. I don’t believe the timing was a coincidence. I

Mom’s finally losing the battle against the congestive heart failure that’s bedeviled her for so many years. The medicines that helped her heart beat and drained the fluids from her body no longer work. Her lungs are filling with water and she is slowly drowning from the inside. It’s not

Sorry for the prolonged silence. Another day in the hospital with my Mom, and no time either to read or write. So, it’s an open thread….

Sorry for the silence yesterday. I spent most of the day with my mother, which precluded blogging. In the evening, I met with a group of conservative Marinites, which led to some thoughts that I’m working into a post. For now, I would love to hear your thoughts about Super

[No you’re not seeing things — this is a post from a few days ago. The thing is, I think it’s an important post, so I’m keeping it floating at the top for a few days. Scroll down for more recent posts.] “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will

Let me dive right in: The funniest part is that most Leftists didn’t understand that it was a joke.  Rep. Mike Pitts, a member of South Carolina’s state legislature, proposed a law licensing and tracking journalists.  Myriad journalists responded with abject horror, citing the First Amendment’s protections to support their outrage.  Most

Sorry for the blog silence today.  As part of my volunteer work for an organization, I’m setting up a website.  It turns out (well, I already knew this) that setting up a WordPress website is not the same as blogging.  I found a good starter video, and spent several hours

For me, there’s an almost spiritual feeling to deep cleaning my house.  I feel unburdened.  This is especially true when I tackle my inbox and learn that I’m current on all my bills.  Thanks to AutoPay that’s usually the case, but when the box gets too full, I panic. The whole purification

From the beginning, the Founders were worried that the American experiment couldn’t last.  Benjamin Franklin, when asked if America was a republic or a monarchy, famously replied “A republic, if you can keep it.”  What the Founders probably could not imagine was the way in which the American experiment — indeed,

I’ve been cooking all morning, so I apologize for the lateness of this message.  It is still heartfelt. Merry Christmas!

UPDATE:  I foolishly published this post during a very busy, chaotic day (including my old dog’s falling into the swimming pool and almost drowning).  A friend called my attention to the fact that it contained too many typos, some confusing text, and omitted important information about the USA Freedom Act.  Rather than

I have fifteen minutes before I have to abandon my computer for a while. Let’s see how much I can share with you: Yes, Syrians are a terror threat One of the things I absolutely hate about Leftists is their pretended or real inability to distinguish motives from actions. It’s