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    Saturday, May 29, 2004    
         
      Blogworthies XVII
(05/29/04 12:03:55 PM; 890 words)
Blogworthies XVII Because The Blog from the Core simply can't cover everything. Noteworthy entries @ The Curt Jester, Cor ad cor loquitur, Off the Record, Power Line, That Liberal Media,....
   
      Re: "The Difference Between Men and Women"
(05/29/04 07:51:18 AM; 33 words)
Re: "The Difference Between Men and Women" A reader writes to say that the piece referenced the other day is actually from the 1995 book The Complete Guide to Guys....
   
      These Guys Sure Think The Way I Do
(05/29/04 07:40:58 AM; 326 words)
These Guys Sure Think The Way I Do Boy, are they smart. An article by Arnold Kling at TCS, May 27: In Iraq, today's militia fights, terrorist attacks, and occasional....
   
      "The Liberals' Creed"
(05/29/04 07:11:58 AM; 88 words)
"The Liberals' Creed" By Robert Alt at Ashbrook Center, May 27: For all the talk about a widening religiosity gap between the right and the left, sentiment from the left....
   
    Friday, May 28, 2004    
         
      Unbelievable! Kerry Will Accept the Nomination at the Convention!
(05/28/04 09:35:28 PM; 1430 words)
Unbelievable! Kerry Will Accept the Nomination at the Convention! Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CCCVIII When it's news that the presumptive nominee will, indeed, accept the nomination at the nominating convention,....
   
      Barnett's Got a Blog
(05/28/04 06:41:20 PM; 22 words)
Barnett's Got a Blog Vide. See also "Imagine a Future Worth Creating" and The Core and The Gap. (Thanks, Peter.)
   
      Summer Project
(05/28/04 06:14:03 PM; 217 words)
Summer Project From Edith Foster at Ashbrook Center, May: It’s getting warmer, and soon your kids will be out of school. The summer is likely to be hot, difficult, and....
   
      Cal Thomas: Hate Mail
(05/28/04 05:53:44 PM; 8 words)
Cal Thomas: Hate Mail Lege. (Thanks, Terry.)
   
      "Have Two Liberal Newspapers Declared War on the Bush Administration?"
(05/28/04 05:45:15 PM; 251 words)
"Have Two Liberal Newspapers Declared War on the Bush Administration?" I caught Bill O'Reilly's Talking Points Memo as it was broadcast yesterday. I have to admit the facts he presents....
   
      "A Yellow Ribbon Should Denote Cowardice"
(05/28/04 06:52:40 AM; 561 words)
"A Yellow Ribbon Should Denote Cowardice" Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CCCVII A letter to the editor. + + + + + Don't give support to U.S. troops In response to....
   
      Thanks to the Blogosphere!
(05/28/04 06:23:49 AM; 130 words)
Thanks to the Blogosphere! Thanks to all my fellow bloggers whom I pestered who were kind enough to take note of Wednesday's blogiversary. Domenico Bettinelli Oswald Sobrino Mark Shea Jeff....
   
    Thursday, May 27, 2004    
         
      Big-City Newspaper Editor Doesn't Know Connotation From Denotation
(05/27/04 10:01:48 PM; 794 words)
Big-City Newspaper Editor Doesn't Know Connotation From Denotation Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CCCVI And she probably needs to get a newer dictionary, too. That would be Renee Loth of the....
   
      New Movie Wreaks Havoc on Science
(05/27/04 09:08:18 PM; 150 words)
New Movie Wreaks Havoc on Science Is anybody surprised? Patrick Michaels looks at The Day After Tomorrow at USA Today (yes, USA Today) the day before the day before yesterday:....
   
      "Ten Questions Regarding the Denial of the Eucharist"
(05/27/04 05:53:15 PM; 77 words)
"Ten Questions Regarding the Denial of the Eucharist" A well done article by Barb Kralis, May 24, at Catholic Citizens of Illinois: Several U.S. bishops have recently voiced their opposition....
   
      "Apologies Not Accepted"
(05/27/04 04:41:00 PM; 116 words)
"Apologies Not Accepted" A great column by Amy White at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (yes, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch), May 20: .... Abu Ghraib muddied America's white hat here and....
   
      Re: Michael Berg is a Sick Man Blinded by Ideology
(05/27/04 07:46:11 AM; 644 words)
Re: Michael Berg is a Sick Man Blinded by Ideology First, my friend Paul writes a reflection (ellipsis in original): From your weblog entry about Michael Berg: My son's work....
   
      "The Difference Between Men and Women"
(05/27/04 06:58:29 AM; 20 words)
"The Difference Between Men and Women" Lege. :-) (Thanks, Cassandra.) [Follow-up: Re: "The Difference Between Men and Women".]
   
      The Times and Bush
(05/27/04 06:27:31 AM; 450 words)
The Times and Iraq Bush I see a great deal of confusion or amusement, and sometimes both, over yesterday's house editorial at the New York Times: Over the last year....
   
    Wednesday, May 26, 2004    
         
      Two Years Old Today
(05/26/04 07:06:27 AM; 445 words)
Two Years Old Today The Blog from the Core celebrates today its second blogiversary. Your Humble, Faithful Blogster continues to be amazed and grateful that — among the millions of....
   
      A Decade of Centuries
(05/26/04 07:01:47 AM; 1614 words)
A Decade of Centuries Ten selections from Centuries of Meditations by Thomas Traherne (1637-1674). In Poems, Centuries, and Three Thanksgivings (1966), ed. Anne Ridler, pp. 176-182. By "century" is meant....
   
      Happy Feastday
(05/26/04 06:54:54 AM; 21 words)
Happy Feastday To Nârwen (at her newly refurbished place) and all the other sons and daughters of St. Philip Neri.
   
    Tuesday, May 25, 2004    
         
      "Grief Doesn't Entitle Sept. 11 Families To Their Entitlement Attitude"
(05/25/04 09:39:52 PM; 215 words)
"Grief Doesn't Entitle Sept. 11 Families To Their Entitlement Attitude" Finally, somebody says it — Nolan Finley at The Detroit News, May 23: .... But grief doesn’t explain the increasingly....
   
      Kerry Talks Tough Against Bush
(05/25/04 09:15:34 PM; 247 words)
Kerry Talks Tough Against Bush Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CCCV Displaying the lofty mentality developed during two decades in the United States Senate. Kerry pokes fun at Bush mishap. +....
   
      Democrats Know Kerry is Flaming Hypocrite
(05/25/04 05:39:27 PM; 273 words)
Democrats Know Kerry is Flaming Hypocrite Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CCCIV That's what I get out of the opening paragraph of this WaPo article, May 23: Sen. John F. Kerry....
   
      Marxoids Want More Leeway to Smear George W. Bush
(05/25/04 05:19:31 PM; 31 words)
Marxoids Want More Leeway to Smear George W. Bush That's how I interpret this. See also Behind the Numbers: Liberals in Public, Press More Likely to Self-identify as Moderates.
   
      Plan 9 From Outer Space?
(05/25/04 07:06:52 AM; 433 words)
Plan 9 From Outer Space? Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CCCIII For your enjoyment. + + + + + I believe President Bush and Donald Rumsfeld's thinking goes along these lines:....
   
      Michael Berg is a Sick Man Blinded by Ideology
(05/25/04 06:59:37 AM; 1035 words)
Michael Berg is a Sick Man Blinded by Ideology Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CCCII I knew about this last week, of course. I have been pondering whether to blog it.....
   
    Monday, May 24, 2004    
         
      "A Marine Sees What Defeatists Don't"
(05/24/04 05:30:47 PM; 185 words)
"A Marine Sees What Defeatists Don't" A fine column by Maj. Ben Connable at (of all places) USA Today, May 18: .... In May of last year, I was sitting....
   
      "Conservative Group Amplifies Voice of Protestant Orthodoxy"
(05/24/04 06:49:41 AM; 436 words)
"Conservative Group Amplifies Voice of Protestant Orthodoxy" Hoaky smokes, Bullwinkle! A New York Times article that actually labels both conservatives and liberals. A remarkable article at NYT, Saturday — remarkable....
   
    Sunday, May 23, 2004    
         
      The Seventh Sunday of Easter
(05/23/04 07:36:55 PM; 6 words)
The Seventh Sunday of Easter Lege.
   
      Three by Kilmer II
(05/23/04 11:47:22 AM; 906 words)
Three by Kilmer II Three poems by Joyce Kilmer. The Apartment House Severe against the pleasant arc of sky    The great stone box is cruelly displayed.    The street becomes more....
   

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