Judi S.

We have heard a great deal of the sword and the purse. Let us see what is the true meaning of this maxim, which has been so much used, and so little understood. It is, that you shall not place these powers either in the legislative or executive, singly; neither one nor the other shall have both, because this would destroy that division of powers…[Read more]

At least the swamp is getting cleaned out! On the bright side, there seems to be a few leopards roaming about 🙂

Toys

My daughter, you must care for your toys,

Poor things, they’re even smaller than you.

Every night, when the fire goes to sleep,

Cover them with the stars of the tree.

Let the golden pony graze

The cloudy sweetness of the field.

Lace up the little boy’s boots

When the sea-eagle blows cold.

Tie a straw hat on your doll

And put a bel…[Read more]

Have a great week!

@PopeBeanie – Yes, Once I got my teeth sunk into it, there was over 400 years of research to investigate. Or is it 500? At times it felt like I had bitten off more than I could chew. Alas, I don’t chew much anymore. It was a lot of blood, sweat and tears. Thankful, none of it was mine!

This is what 4 of Trump’s agency picks think of the departments they would lead.

At Costco’s annual meeting on Thursday, 98 percent of shareholders rejected an anti-D.E.I. proposal, according to preliminary vote results. The vote came two days after President Trump released an executive order directing government agencies to investigate D.E.I. programs at publicly traded corporations.

Costco’s board chair, Tony James, def…[Read more]

President Trump said on Friday that he had terminated taxpayer-financed security protection for Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the infectious disease specialist who led the nation through the coronavirus pandemic and received death threats after becoming a target of conservatives.

The move, which took effect on Thursday might, made Dr. Fauci the latest…[Read more]

I listed Douglas Murray’s book, The Madness of Crowds in a past Sunday School post. Here is a review of it that covers most of the above conversation. The whole book is worth reading.

Video here.

It felt to me in the final few weeks that it was the Democrats to lose. I thought his “Eating the dogs” line in the debate would sink him but he might as well have shot somebody on 5th Ave for all the difference it made. Here is an interesting article on the topic.

Another spin…..

@Strega Just catching the temperature where you are…..17F but feeling like only 8.6F……….Yikes, stay warm!!

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.”

“When we see others as the enemy, we risk becoming what we hate. When we oppress others, we end up oppressing ourse…[Read more]

My mother used to say of me that I “would argue with a bishop”. But yesterday I found myself in agreement with one!