Good morning.
I had the honor of representing Community of Faith as a lay-delegate to the Virginia Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, which was held this past week at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke. I remember at the orientation that was held several weeks before the conference itself, I met a gentleman who asked if I was going to conference. I said “Yes”, and he responded, “You’re a brave man.”
Nine letters were killed and as many as thirty injured—some in languages as far away as Russian and the central African dialects—in a massive implosion of the French language on Friday, according to the European Union Commission on Language Studies.
I have had the supreme displeasure in recent days of running across a “gentleman” by the name of Mr. William Lyne. Mr. Lyne—”Willie” for these purposes—demonstrates for us how belligerent stupidity can sometimes emerge victorious over reasoned argument and thought, and how a man with shameless ignorance of law and reason can force a clear-thinking individual to succumb to his delusions.
One of the biggest bits of news to hit the sports world in some time was Annika Sorenstam’s participation in the PGA (Professional Golf Association) Tour—a series of golf events usually reserved for men. In fact, Sorenstam was the first woman to participate in the men’s tour instead of the women-only LPGA (Ladies Professional Gold Association) Tour in the last 58 years.
(Written for Prof. Casciotti’s Public Budgeting/Finance [GOVT356] class at George Mason University.)
Introduction
Balancing a budget is, arguably, one of the most important things that any fiscal body can do. Whether it be within a household, a small business, a worldwide corporation, a government agency, or an entire government it’s always a good thing to spend within your means and bring in as much money as you spend, if not more.
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.
