Lincoln goes to Hollywood

Ethically, morally, I submit to you that one of the highest privileges and responsibilities of a woman is as custodian for the rights of her child. The child cannot protect itself, in the womb as well as for some years after birth, and it counts on the mother as its protector. This is a high calling of womanhood, one that breeds great nobility of soul.

The above quote was written by Jay D. Homnick in an article titled "Lincoln Goes to Hollywood" written on 2/28/11. It's in answer to a question regarding whether a slave owner's rights over his slave could be compared to a woman's right to choose (abortion) over her child. It's one of the best answers I have ever read to the abortion question. It was posted in the American Spectator online.

Have a great day!

Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope 2011 brings prosperity, happiness, joy, trials, and an increase in love for everyone in the family. Grab paper and pen and sit down and figure out your goals for the coming year, even if they only last a month. It's a new beginning, in a way, and a chance to focus on what really matters to each of us.

We partied down at Ann's house for New Year's Eve, and everyone stayed up and hailed in the New Year. I think they did anyway. Cathy and I left at 7:30. Close enough to New Year's for us. She had some Master's work to do so we bugged out early, which is kind of a trend for us. It was a fun party, with too much great food.

Wow! I've blogged every day this year!

So, what is she?

Is she a Pixie, or a Fairy, or a butterfly, or a superhero, or what?

Throw Mama off the Train

"Mama" is a whole bunch of liberal democrat spin-suckers, and they all just got thrown off the train. And who threw them off? We did. We, the rubes and dolts who don't know when to sit down and shut up when our leaders are doing what's good for us. Also known as Americans.

When the human projectiles quit bouncing in the gravel, they can pick themselves up and wander home. Question is, will the libs who dodged the bullet this time and are still riding the train learn enough from what just happened to their now gone friends to back off the spending and socialism, and let America be America. Should be fun to watch.

Something in the air? Or maybe the water?

Seems like a lot of people are a little short tempered and unhappy right now, even in my own family. Touchy, quick to give a cutting comeback to some perceived slight, no matter how small or innocent. I'm guilty too. It's given me cause to reflect on why, and I don't really have an answer. I am consciously trying to remain on an even keel, and not get snippy, but I have to admit that there are times that the boat rocks a little. That would be my fault though. I am responsible for my own thoughts and actions.

The saying goes that you always hurt the ones you love, and it's true. The reason is because 1) you wouldn't dream of being insulting to a total stranger, unless circumstances warranted it, like they were yelling at your kid or something, and 2) people that don't love you back don't care enough to be hurt by your dumb a__ness. Rolls off their backs. So, we have the problem of caring about someone but at times lashing out at them and causing them pain. Why would we want to do that? It doesn't make sense.

Satan loves a good fight. Just realize that when you want to say something hurtful. Ask yourself where are those thoughts and words coming from? Not from a prompting of the Spirit, I'm sure. Patience is of the Lord, and we are encouraged to develop it. It's hard not to get angry and say something mean, and sometimes it's harder to keep from saying something meaner back. Still, I hope we all (me especially) learn to be more thoughtful of others, and realize that a soft answer turneth away wrath. We should be building each other up, not tearing each other down. Let go of the grudges, if you have any. Life's too short to waste. Nuff said.

I'm confused...

I just read an article by Charles Krauthammer, one of those guys who make their living pouring their thoughts out of their brains onto paper, lamenting the recent victory of Christine O'Donnell over the RINO Mike Castle in Delaware's republican primary. His point was that now that O'Donnell has won the primary and will be the republican candidate in the general, the democrats will win. His point was that if Mike Castle had won, he would have beaten the democrat because, according to Krauthammer, Mike Castle would have been unbeatable!

Uh, I must be missing something here. If he was so unbeatable, how come he was just beaten?

Another thought -- the lesser of two evils is still evil.

Hang in there, family. The next life will be better!

Autumn balloon

Look what flew right over the top of our house a couple of weeks ago. I wanted to call it the Fall Balloon, but that has a sort of negative connotation, if you know what I mean. Cathy happened to walk outside to help Jennifer put kids in the car, and she called me out to see. Naturally, I grabbed my camera. It was close enough so you could hear the noise when the flames went on to heat the air.