Author Archives: nick

I think it is safe to say that, with only a few Ripley’s Believe It or Not exceptions, all human communities, large and small, in recorded and unrecorded history, have had one thing in common: If there are not enough … Continue reading →

If you read the newspapers and watch network TV, you have recently been made aware of riots in France, about a week after they began. Nobody knows who is perpetrating these riots, except that they are young, “youths”, to be … Continue reading →

We must have some government, local, state, and federal, and government needs money to do the things that we need government to do. There are disagreements about how much government should do, but there is little or no disagreement that … Continue reading →

Below is a picture of a possum that lives in a tree in our backyard. Would he (or possibly she) make a good Supreme Court justice? Hard to say. There is no paper trail or other evidence about how he … Continue reading →

Here is a lengthy three-way conversation about the Miers nomination among my brother Jeff , my cousin Andy , and myself: Nick: This is a great interview with Robert Bork about the Harriet Miers nomination. Here’s a great preview of … Continue reading →

Further dialog amongst me, my brother Jeff, and my cousin Andy concerning intelligent design vs. the theory of evolution: Andy: No, it’s not science, just deductive speculation (like some of contemporary cosmology). But I think evolution can be legitimately critiqued … Continue reading →

I snapped this on the way to the dump this morning: I have no quarrel with the mystical belief that the awesome beauty, order, and complexity of the universe implies an intelligent first cause. In fact I believe it myself … Continue reading →

Well, yeah, I think she’s disgusting too, but her disgustingness would not be anybody’s problem except her own were it not for the enormous, and I still say largely uncritical, exposure that she is being given. One would think she … Continue reading →

I find no fault with Cindy Sheehan. I have several friends who believe as she does about Bush and the war, and who would leap at the chance to propogate their views through whatever means of public communication were made … Continue reading →

We have been ferociously remodeling the new house prior to moving in, me, Candace, and, most of all, our friend Daniel. Here is a slide show of the work in progress. You need QuickTime to view it. If you use … Continue reading →