Today's Politicos vs The Words and Deeds of The Founders

The poet and novelist Marion Montgomery, wrote: “The truth of things, which must be our concern always, is revealed through words rightly used and rightly taken.”

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Sometimes you can judge a book by it's cover.

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Political Correctness has some pretty nasty consequences if you are a girl in Rotherham England.

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A lighthearted meld of Patrick O'Brian and Christopher Paolini

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It's ok to have opinions as long as you don't contradict the overlords of science!

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The following is excerpted from a paper written by Dorothy L. Sayers about Dante's Divine Comedy. The paper was written 60 years ago, but her description of the decay of Western Civilization is so poignant that reading it is painful and depressing.

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General Francis Marion, who became known as The Swamp Fox, is the character upon whom Mel Gibson's role in the movie The Patriot is loosely based.

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One man's exasperation with ladies' fashion.

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This is the story of my lathe acquisition a few years ago. Other options for the title of this post were: "I'll Learn to Turn", "Lathes and Gentleman, I Have a New Toy", "Yearnings and Turnings", and "Burning to Get Turning". I was tempted (and succumbed) once again by that evil temptress, the tool section on Craig's List. I bought a Jet 1236 lathe.

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Recently, the IRS entered into a secret agreement with a group calling itself the “Freedom from Religion Foundation.” This resulted from a federal lawsuit filed by the group, ostensibly to stop churches from advocating from the pulpit for or against …

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