Monthly Archives: March 2006

The end of the world is nigh: This is an obituary for the generation gap. It is a story about 40-year-old men and women who look, talk, act, and dress like people who are 22 years old. It’s not about … Continue reading →

Here’s a great article on the history of the Crusades. Good lunchtime reading, if you are so inclined.

When the world wants to rock the foundations of an oppressive regime, they use all sorts of miltary means; troops, sanctions, invasion, embargoes, etc. When the Vatican wants to rock the foundations of an oppressive regime, they send in God’s … Continue reading →

This Sunday, 02 April will be the 1st anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II. On Sunday of all days. Amazing.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Parrish family and the citizens of Prince William County.

I didn’t know he was so fluent in Sicilian…

Welcome to the 27 March 2006 edition of the Virginia Blog Carnival! This is a forum for the best of the best from the previous week, introduced either by submission from Virginia blogs or by my own picks for the … Continue reading →

Compiling what I have right now… I just wanted to thank everyone ahead of time for submitting their posts, and thank Chad and Kilo for beating the drum. I have to say, I really enjoyed doing this. Not only is … Continue reading →

Regular readers here know this by now: I’m reading Randall’s biography on Thomas Jefferson, and had a conversation with an old acquaintance via IM, where we started discussing Jefferson’s opinion on Christianity. That conversation encouraged me to pick up another … Continue reading →

Spotsylvania’s Board of Supervisors is talking about at tax cut this year below the equalized rate of $0.62, and Supervisors Yakabouski and Onorato are leading the way, with Jackson and Waddy both receptive to the idea of tax relief. Given … Continue reading →