Well, the deal to move the Montreal Expos Major League Baseball team to Washington, DC, (and rename them ‘Washington Nationals’) looks like it may be falling apart. I figure it’s finally time to chime in.
First off, while ‘Nationals’ is a decent name, I was rooting for ‘Wombats.’
On this date in 1941, Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, killing more than 2,400 Americans. It remains one of the worst unprovoked foreign attacks in this history of the United States, and its impact on our country in the years following was comparable to the impact the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks has had on our country in the few years since.
Another update on this story I’ve been following, a jury in a church trial has convicted Rev. Irene Elizabeth Stroud of violating United Methodist Church policy on avowed homosexuals in the ordained ministry.
President Bush will nominate former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik to replace Tom Ridge as Homeland Security secretary. Kerik helped lead New York’s response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and often appeared along-side Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
In the winter, the woods were bare and exposed. With all their leaves brown and damp on the ground, the trees were little more than clusters of bare, dead branches. Light shone through during the day, and the cold wash of moonlight at night. I loved the cold; I hated the exposure.
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.
