At present, the word “virtually” is, to me, “virtually” the single most disturbing word in the English language – and also, for that matter, in any other language. Check that – actually, it is not “virtually” the single most disturbing word in the English language at present, it “really” is. This is the word plucked … Continue reading
(To get these notions out of the way immediately, what follows may not apply to the answers to these two questions; “Does this dress make my ass look fat?” And; “Did you come?”) So – “Tell the Truth and Fool the World.” These seven words have for me always held in them something deep and … Continue reading
They made me cry tonight. This evening I watched a concert. The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra led by the brilliant young conductor Gustavo Dudamel, with guest pianist the great Herbie Hancock. The orchestra performed an all George Gershwin program of his An American in Paris, and Rhapsody in Blue. It took place at The Disney … Continue reading
This is by no means a scientific piece, rather, it is a piece dealing with the feeling I have long had regarding the nature of death. To put it simply; I believe that life is permanent and death is temporary. To my mind, life is the ever existing background against which birth, conscious existence, death, … Continue reading
Putting Christ Back in Christmas the “Family Values” Way Posted by barkinginthedark ⋅ December 23, 2011 ⋅ 18 Comments Filed Under Angels We Have Heard on High, Christian Coalition, Christmas carol, Family Research Council, Hark the Herald Angel, values voters The Family Research Council, Focus on the Family, and The Christian Coalition have just issued a … Continue reading
A disease.