I know I’m a day late on this (as I was last year), but it is time for the annual end-of-tackiness announcement. That’s right, as of 12:00 a.m. on Friday, November 25, 2005, it is no longer tacky to display Christmas decorations, play Christmas music, or do Christmas shopping.
Thanksgiving Plans; Life Happenings
Wow, it’s almost Thanksgiving! Who knew that a holiday could sneak up so quickly. I guess time flies when you’re playing with a new computer, at least if you’re a nerd like me.
Degradation of Discourse
Lately, I have been abstaining from political discussions.
It is not because I have lost my long-held love of debate; on the contrary, I long for the days where rational people of differing political stripes could sit down and—you know—talk to one another. I miss the spirited, intelligent discussions about the various merits of important issues. I miss the days when I could say what I believed and have my views respected by my peers, even if they disagreed with me.
COFUMC—’05 Charge Conference Speech
Good evening.
I’ve been asked to speak a little bit tonight about Community of Faith’s work with the Petersburg Urban Ministries in Petersburg, Virginia. I actually spoke about the ministry a year ago at our Charge Conference, so I apologize if you’ve heard some of this before.
“Just a Yellow Woman Doing a White Man’s Job”
I read a post with this title today from Michelle Malkin, one of my favorite conservative bloggers and columnists. Malkin—a woman of Filipino heritage—is constantly insulted, sometimes brutally, in a manner that would be roundly condemned as racist and sexist if directed at a liberal. In this case, she lashes out (rightfully) against those who have now directed this mindless wrath at her husband.
Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.