Have you ever noticed that certain people who drive Very Large Vehicles tend to drive slower than everyone else? I followed a 4X4 pick-up truck of epic proportions this morning and the driver crawled along at just under 25 miles an hour on a 35 mph street. He--there's only one…
There may be little original in this post, but then, there seems to be little original in its subject. It's just that, well, no one, or not many, manage to say the obvious. I was sitting before my tv the other day watching Dune. The SciFi Channel version, not that…
I've been spending (wa-ay too much) time today reading various news reports about the new Answers In Genesis Museum. In the blog responses to some of these reports I see mostly relief that someone has finally created this museum to tell the truth about Young Earth Creationism. As opposed to…
Just wanted to pass along this link to an article by one of favorite columnists. He goes over the edge some days, but most of the time he is spot on in his rantings! Enjoy -
Pleassssse, somebody. Wake me up. I thought we were all done with Princess Diana. But we’re not, because this is the 10th year anniversary of her death. In other words, it’s a terrific opportunity to dust her off and to put her back up on the pedestal so that we can envy her, admire her for her so-called accomplishments and (most of all) become entranced with her image.
While waiting at a pharmacy, I leafed through the June 2007 edition of Good Housekeeping Magazine because Princess Diana’s photo is boldly featured on the front cover. As I picked it up, I thought “Not again . . .” This issue of Good Housekeeping also features a hagiography (what else was ever written about Princess Diana?) The reappearance of Diana aggravated me enough that I’m now sitting down to aggravate you with this rant.
The article describes Diana as “young, luminous and full of promise.” We are told that “she was worried about doing the right thing.” In fact, she was “saintly and endlessly giving.” I have heard it all before, though, and I’ve never been impressed with these sorts of accolades. After all, Diana lived a plush life of glitz. She mingled with her favorite musicians (such as Elton John) and she made unending appearances at fancy dinner parties where she wore her fancy gowns and smiled her fancy smile. She “passionately followed music theatre and ballet.”
That’s what this article tells me, anyway. It also tells me that she …
