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International is coming out with a new “pickup” truck that is supposed to do what the Hummer is incapable of, mainly tow your yacht. If you ask me, Hummers still kill on the cool-factor, and if you can afford to…

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I had another flight lesson this week, something I’ve written nothing about since I mentioned that I was getting back into flying. My fiancée came up with us for the second time. My instructor encourages me to bring passengers during…

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“The whole of the Bill (of Rights) is a declaration of the right of the people at large or considered as individuals …. It establishes some rights of the individual as unalienable and which consequently, no majority has a right…

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After surrender-what? I have finished the work which Thou gavest Me to do. – John 17:4 Surrender is not the surrender of the external life, but of the Will; when that is done, all is done. There are very few…

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It’s also “National Help me get a free iPod and I’ll give you a Gmail invite” day.

Click here for instructions.

Andrew, over at Philosophical Poetry, has an interesting post about his recent experience with the Rosary. I especially like how he concludes his story.

“The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite.” Thomas Jefferson James Madison, the Father of the Constitution, elaborated upon this…

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Missionary Munitions When thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. – John 1:48 We imagine we would be all right if a big crisis arose; but the big crisis will only reveal the stuff we are made of,…

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A while ago, I got a new address for my blog. You can still access it under the old address, but I may not keep that old address indefinitely. If you have me bookmarked (am I really that interesting?) or…

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Do you have search engines finding things you don’t want them to find? Creating a robots.txt file will keep them from indexing folders you want to remain off of their listings. Inside the text file, put a line saying “Useragent:…

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I missed this story back in June about forced mental health screening. I learned of it today via a link at the bottom of this story. This is just sickening!! The story mentions ties between the Bush Administration and the…

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“The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite.” James Madison – Federal No. 45, January 26, 1788

Do it yourself Determinedly Discipline other Things. Bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. – 2Corinthians 10:5 This is another aspect of the strenuous nature of sainthood. Paul says-“I take every project prisoner to make it obey…

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“Wherever there is a jackboot stomping on a human face there will be a well-heeled Western liberal to explain that the face does, after all, enjoy free health care and 100 percent literacy. “ John Derbyshire

Do It Yourself Casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God. – 2 Corinthians 10:5 Deliverance from sin is not deliverance from human nature. There are things in human nature, such as prejudices,…

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