Remembering Merlin Olsen
Mar 11, 2010
As a young boy I watched Merlin Olsen and the other three interior linemen for the Los Angeles Rams dominate the line of scrimmage, setting records and sacking quarterbacks with abandon, week after week and year after year.
Later, after his 15 incredible years of playing in the NFL were over, he successfully transformed himself from [...]
Home schoolers tend to be Christians
Mar 9, 2010
Federal statistics show that in 2007 a whopping 83% of home schooling parents wanted their children to receive religious and/or moral lessons in addition to their regular coursework. And we’re not talking about an insignificant number of children either since 1.5 million kids were taught at home that year.
The curricula and policies in effect in our [...]
Could this be the worst prediction in human history?
Mar 3, 2010
This morning I stumbled upon an old Newsweek column from 1995 in which the author went into great detail explaining why the Internet would turn out to be a colossal failure. It’s quite an interesting read (especially if you’re in need of a good laugh). How could a seasoned “journalist” make such a bone-headed prediction?
To be fair, the Internet [...]
The decline of the U.S. Postal Service
Mar 2, 2010
The Internet has altered many aspects of our American lives in recent years, and now it appears that big changes are on the horizon at the Post Office because of it. The U.S. Postal Service has just asked Congress for permission to stop delivering mail on Saturdays, and few expect the reduction in the services they provide [...]
The decline of privacy in America
Feb 23, 2010
Most Americans used to go to great lengths to protect their privacy, and some of us still do. But even as they maintain unpublished numbers on their landlines and keep their names off their mailboxes, many folks nowadays willingly give up their precious privacy in other ways without even giving it a second thought.
Take a walk through the [...]
Fallen sycamore branches
Feb 20, 2010
The last round of heavy snow that hit our area was preceded by some pretty stiff winds, but the damage they caused were quickly covered under several inches of the white stuff. Now that the snow has melted, the aftermath of the strong winds is absolutely covering our back yard.
Much to our chagrin, hundreds of broken branches have [...]
A basic lesson in Civics (from a simple country boy)
Feb 20, 2010
Somewhere along the way our schools must have stopped teaching civics. After all, how else can one explain the fundamental lack of understanding of our American principles of government? On pretty much a daily basis I read an article or hear an interview in which a person demonstrates unbelievable ignorance of our Constitution and workings of [...]
America at its best
Feb 19, 2010
If you know someone who has forgotten what America is all about, ask him/her to watch this video from ABC News. It just might make a difference in their outlook on life. There is no explanation necessary as it pretty much speaks for itself.
