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In Defense of the Boycotters

July 23, 2012

I recognized the older gentleman in jeans as one of our “semi-regulars” (definition: I have a decent idea of what he’ll order, but unlike our actual regulars, I don’t really know for sure) when he walked into the store this morning. “This will be my…

Attention, All Expectant Mothers

July 23, 2012

This post is a tad out of character, but I want to help out a friend. Are you expecting, or do you know someone who is? My friend Kerri Linto Smith has invented a new product–watch the video below–but needs a lot of pre-orders to…

None Dare Call it Education

July 21, 2012

I had never heard of Indiana University Southeast prior to reading this article. Now, I wish I never had. Students are not allowed to express opinions except within a “free speech zone”. It’s hard to express how asinine this is; if the literal wording of…

The Prescient William Booth

July 20, 2012

“I consider that the chief dangers which confront the coming century will be religion without the Holy Ghost, Christianity without Christ, forgiveness without repentance, salvation without regeneration, politics without God, and heaven without hell.” – William Booth, Founder of the Salvation Army William Booth died…

What Huffington Wouldn't Post

July 19, 2012

Here, without amendment, is the original post I sent to the Huffington Post in response to this article on Chick-fil-A (Note: I’m sending the response I tried to get posted, which I had to edit a tad at the end, because apparently they have a…

Freshening Up

July 14, 2012

This blog has had the same basic look and feel for a number of years, and I decided that it was time to freshen up the look of this place. Now that I’ve got it linked up with my Facebook page, and now that I’m…