June 27, 2025
Rules of Engagement
My apologies to anyone seeking an easy read. Unless you are steeped in 15th – 19th Century philosophy, this will be very difficult to wrestle with, yet it contains everything necessary to...
David
Natural born liar, largely Reformed. I never won a Nobel prize, but maybe earned an Oscar. Too intelligent to quit, too broke to own anything. Completely dependent on Jesus every day. Yes, thank God, that's true.
June 22, 2025
Fred & Bob
A fascinating story, this is for my own biological son, particularly. May he forever know how much I love him, and how serious I am about struggling against a generational flaw. Fred...
June 20, 2025
War, Words and Meaning
“War means killing people and destroying things.” – Rush Limbaugh You will not find conclusions in this brief article, just facts, history, and truth. Almost everyone can quote Isaiah, chapter 2, or...
May 19, 2025
My Castle, and Unicycles
This is personal and almost boring, but you are all welcome to join me in the backyard and basement, 50 years ago. Most of this exists as “some recent memories.” Today’s are...
May 9, 2025
Used, Used Up, Replaced
While making the new (improved!) rolling system for the table saw, I found two old 2x4s that came from a concrete project when we first moved here. I salvaged and reused them...
May 8, 2025
Communication AI
Communication speaks for intelligence. Whether that is good enough might depend on your ability to understand. That takes far more than intellect. It requires moral capacity. “The psychologist’s stereotaxy caused many rats...
May 3, 2025
To Trees and Carbon, Yes
Rarely am I excited by losing trees. We took down both Chinese (Lifesaver shaped) peaches. They grew well, but produced lousy fruit that attracted green fruit beetles that ate the fruit, bored...
May 1, 2025
Another Inquiry Into Wealth of Nations
Meanwhile, back in Uganda, the impoverished community now has enough money to purchase land. After some discussion, we decided right down to the shilling how much we must have to effect the...
April 30, 2025
Families of Four
The US Federal Govt spent over $20,000 for every person last year. We owe a total of $106,000 per individual in federal debt. The GDP last year was $86,000 per person, while...
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