Necessary Roughness

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Archive for February, 2008

The Prince, The Media, and the Military
Friday, February 29th, 2008

The discovery and publication of the whereabouts of Prince Harry of Wales involves interesting ethical issues on the part of the media and the military.
BBC reports that the British army will likely move Prince Harry out of Afghanistan for fear that he would become a prized target for the Taliban.
A famous personality in the military [...]

Wednesday Night at St. Paul’s
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Wednesday evening I was again able to visit St. Paul’s in Woodland, CA. Dinner was a nice white bean and ham soup with rolls.
Vespers was the order of the evening, spoken because again we were short a couple of organists. The pianist played three hymns pretty well, and I was able to sing the [...]

Partnership at Gunpoint
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

The Washington Post reports that the House of Representatives voted to rescind tax breaks for the five largest petroleum businesses and spend the money on alternative energy.
I actually feel some sentiment toward rescinding tax breaks for oil companies, since they got some breaks when oil was $9/bbl. Two problems: first, the tax break that is [...]

A Lunch and Learn on Freedom
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

My gracious host took me and several others to lunch at the local barbeque. We ordered our food and sat down. While we were waiting, a man and his dog walked up to the counter and ordered. Our group (my back was turned) was discussing the event, wondering if it was against health codes. The [...]

God Speed, William F. Buckley
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

One of America’s greatest conservative minds has been called home. ABC News reports that William F. Buckley has died at 82. At this point the cause of death has not been released, but it was known he had emphysema.
“For people of my generation, Bill Buckley was pretty much the first intelligent, witty, well-educated conservative [...]