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June 2005 - Posts

How Do You When Peace is at Hand?

posted Sunday, June 26, 2005 11:36 PM by mitchell
James S. Robbins has an excellent article over at the National Review Online, Peace Is At Hand.  It does raise an interesting question, though. In this current war, which is a global war, albeit unconventional and asymmetric, how do we know when Read More
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On The Front Lines

posted Sunday, June 26, 2005 7:10 AM by mitchell
In reading my Godspy newsletter, I came across the following quote by Pope Pius XII in a piece by the recently departed Pope John Paul II: "The Faithful, more precisely the lay faithful, find themselves on the front lines of the Church's Read More
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The Politics of American War

posted Friday, June 24, 2005 10:34 PM by mitchell
My favorite historian, Victor Davis Hanson, has another excellent article up at the National Review Online. I recommend reading the entire article, but for those who lack time, here's the clincher: If President Bush were a liberal Democrat; if Read More
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Frequency

posted Sunday, June 19, 2005 1:03 AM by mitchell
How appropriate that today they are showing such an awesome movie about a father's love and the equally powerful reciprocal love from his son. I was struck by the scene where Frank Sullivan (played by Dennis Quaid) teaches his son John Sullivan (played Read More
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Happy Father's Day

posted Sunday, June 19, 2005 12:23 AM by mitchell
Happy Father's Day to all of us father's out there. May we all enjoy this day as much as we enjoy the reason(s) that make us fathers: our children! Read More
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Victor Davis Hanson on the Middle East

posted Sunday, June 19, 2005 12:12 AM by mitchell
Victor Davis Hanson has an excellent article on the Left, the MSM, and Wahabbism. As usual, his insight and clarity bring up interesting thoughts and conclusions. Read More
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Quantum Physics, Time Travel, Fate and God

posted Friday, June 17, 2005 11:20 PM by mitchell
A blurb on Slashdot ("New Model Solves Grandfather Paradox") alerted me to this article from the BBC's Science/Nature department ("New model 'permits time travel'"). First, a nod to the BBC's nod to Dr. Who; who can forget that ubiquitous time traveling Read More
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Crash and Burn

posted Friday, June 17, 2005 6:12 AM by mitchell
My HDD croaked on me yesterday. I was having problems with the onboard video, downloaded the latest drivers, installed them, and rebooted. I was met, much to my dismay, with a dreaded "Operating system not found" message on powerup. I haven't the faintest Read More
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What Military Aircraft Are You?

posted Wednesday, June 15, 2005 2:02 AM by mitchell
What military aircraft are you? F/A-22 Raptor You are an F/A-22. You are technologically inclined, and though you've never been tested in combat, your very name is feared. You like noise, but prefer not to pollute any more than you have to. And Read More
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Flag Day

posted Tuesday, June 14, 2005 6:30 AM by mitchell
Today, June 14, is Flag Day. While I am not a huge fan of Woodrow Wilson or his Presidency, he does have some good words that bear repeating on this day: "This flag, which we honor and under which we serve, is the emblem of our unity, our power, our Read More
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Review: They Are Soldiers by Harold Coyle

posted Monday, June 13, 2005 5:16 AM by mitchell
I've just finished reading Harold Coyle's They Are Soldiers which portrays the mobilization of a National Guard infantry battalion from Virginia in support of a peace mission in Israel. Naturally, the plot interested me due to my status as a National Read More
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Drinking the River Dry

posted Saturday, June 11, 2005 3:43 AM by mitchell
As I was sitting around daydreaming yesterday, I excercised my mathematical skills with regard to the amount of bottled water we are consuming in Iraq. Given that the average soldier probably drinks 3 bottles of water a day, and, according to most sources, Read More
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The Last Full Measure

posted Friday, June 10, 2005 11:27 PM by mitchell
Here’s an article that I found on Blackfive’s blog. It might also be good to take a look at the place from which the title of the article came: President Lincoln’s speech on the field of Gettysburg. In short: "It is rather for us to be here dedicated Read More
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Dean Wreaks

posted Thursday, June 09, 2005 10:21 AM by mitchell
Fox has an excellent summary of the recent evidence regarding Dr. Howard Dean's exhibitions of symptoms of permament foot-in-mouth disease. The Left can say what they want about Dr. Dean not being the voice of the party, but, last time I checked, the Read More
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Man With a Briefcase - Tianamen Remembered

posted Monday, June 06, 2005 10:35 PM by mitchell
A must read post if there ever was one (thanks to Dawn Eden). Here's the money quote: “So the fact that we meet here every year and decide for ourselves whowe want to hold public office is quite trivial.“And so magnificent." Take a moment to read Read More
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Just My Daily Quota of (dis)Honest Work

posted Monday, June 06, 2005 10:22 PM by mitchell
Howard Dean has permament foot-in-mouth disease. Apparently, "Republicans...have never made an honest living in their lives." C-Log has a good blurb on this "paragon" of liberalism (the Washington Times has the full story [requires registration]). Read More
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