"The first duty of every Starfleet officer is to the truth, whether it's scientific truth or historical truth or personal truth!" -Jean-Luc Picard
Happy Seis de Mayo! Maybe you can get some discount tacos today or something.
I saw a bumper sticker the other day that said, "If it ain't King James 1611, it ain't Bible." Although I consider the King James / Authorized Version of the Bible to be a masterpiece of English literature, I'm curious why all other versions- perhaps including translations into other languages or even original-language versions or ancient translations like the Septuagint- might be excluded.
What translation of the Bible do you use? If you're a KJV-only person, why?
How many electric devices do you use for personal grooming/hygiene in the average week? (I use 2: hair clippers and electric toothbrush.)
What are some ideas that matter to you?
we crawled up the steep steps
in the room were
two steel-frame twin beds
two upright pianos
and every stuffed animal we had ever known
and loved
"For modern rational capitalism has need... of a calculable legal system and of administration in terms of formal rules." -Max Weber, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Rule of law is important!
Today marks the death of Ferdinand Magellan, a man who made a name for himself getting out of dire straits.
"Premodern thought saw lust as confused love. Modern thought sees love as rationalized lust." -Peter Kreeft
Do you think the US' military operation in Iran is a "just war?" Why or why not?
I don't think Yogi Bear knows any actual yoga.
How often do you donate time or money to your alma mater?
"O my God... in whose bosom there is no contradiction, pour down into my heart Thy soothings, that I may patiently bear with such as ...are proud, and love their own [opinion], not because it is true, but because it is their own." -Augustine of Hippo
Last night I dreamt I met Stephen Colbert in LA. I asked to be on his show and he told me he would "take a silent breath of fresh air" in my honor instead.
Is it spring or summer? You decide!
Somewhere between that silver half-circle and me
Four people are coming back from the dark side
If I squint, maybe I can see
Integrity
I am glad to learn of the cease-fire between the US and Iran. I am curious if we achieved the 4 objectives for this war that we laid out:
-Destroy Iran's missile capabilities (inventory/manufacturing)
-Destroy Iran's navy (presumably with the objective of maintaining freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz)
-Prevent Iran from ever developing nuclear weapons
-Ensure Iran cannot arm, fund, and direct militias/terror groups outside its borders
Rule of Acquisition #76: Every once in a while, declare peace. It confuses the **** out of your enemies.
A bookstore is just a library that collects the overdue charges in advance.
If you missed Easter Sunday, you can try again next weekend. Most Christian churches do something to commemorate the resurrection each Sunday.
Good Friday is tomorrow and Easter Sunday is, well, Sunday. You still have time to make a plan to go to church and see what all the fuss is about. I'm happy to help you find a good church in your area if you don't know of one.
Joined Nov 2022
