A Beautiful Country
This is slick 5-minute time-lapse video of a photographer who drove over 12,000 miles around the United States recording his journey. Enjoy.
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Monday, November 07, 2011
I Support Mississippi Amendment 26
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Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Obama's Dirty-Mouthed Secretary
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| Hilda L. Solis, Labor Secretary. AP photo. |
On August 22, Rep. Maxine Waters (D., Calif.) told supporters in California (many dressed in purple SEIU t-shirts), “[As] far as I’m concerned, the ‘Tea Party’ can go straight to Hell.”This is all from the very same people who call for 'civility' in public discourse. Apparently what they mean by civility is that people are not allowed to criticize their policies that are running this country into the ground while they can use any inflammatory language they desire to smear people's character and incite hatred toward one or more groups.
In August, Rep. Andre Carson (D., Ind.) told the Congressional Black Caucus, “Some of them in Congress right now of this Tea Party movement would love to see you and me . . . hanging on a tree.”
Vice President Joe Biden went so far as to compare the Tea Party to terrorists, and at a Labor Day speech he told a union audience that they are “the only folks keeping the barbarians from the gates.”
I'm a fair guy and pretty thick-skinned. While I don't agree with leftist policies, I welcome an honest and sincere debate on the issues. But this sort of tactic utilized by Obama and his minions is despicable and should be pointed out as such.
Monday, October 31, 2011
The Angry First Lady
The Washington Times has a snarky little opinion piece this morning highlighting the nonsense coming from Michelle Obama these days. The first lady is on the campaign trail as her husband's attack dog, which is unfortunate IMO because I tend to view the role of first lady with a little more dignity than that.
I'm coining a new acronymn: KICM. Keep it classy, Michelle.
I'm coining a new acronymn: KICM. Keep it classy, Michelle.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Presenting the New TruthDialogue
For the third time in as many years this website has undergone a significant overhaul. This year's update makes some changes that I think have been overdue for some time. Let's review:
- The high contrast white on black scheme was cheesy and hard to look at. This new interface is cleaner and simpler. 'Nuff said.
- There used to be simply too much information across the entire site. The content has been greatly reduced this go-around, so hopefully everything that needs to be said is said and all the static is gone.
- The site is less specific in terms of intended audience, purpose and subject matter. Hopefully this will liberate me to speak on a wider set of topics to a wider potential audience. Hopefully...
- Lots of changes took place beneath the hood. Nerds will appreciate it more than non-nerds.
- There is significantly less cheese involved now.
So there you have it. I will continue to optimize and update over the coming days and weeks as I find time. My goal is to blog more often, but instead of the blog being focused on a very specific set of topics I plan on expanding its scope, but we'll see. My hope is that you come along for the ride.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Red Alert!
A site redesign is imminent. Coming soon you will notice that the entire TruthDialogue site will undergo a much needed refresh.
I just thought you would like to know.
I just thought you would like to know.
Monday, April 25, 2011
The Monks on Mt. Athos
60 Minutes recently did a documentary on the Orthodox monks living on Mt. Athos, a self-governing territory located on a Greek peninsula. Even those who find the Orthodox strange and/or irrelevant will most likely find the documentary to be fascinating for a host of reasons.
Unfortunately, embedding of the videos is prohibited, but I have supplied the relevant Youtube links below:
Main program, part 1
Main program, part 2
60 Minutes Extra: Life on Mt. Athos
60 Minutes Extra: Mt. Athos' Autonomy
Behind the Scenes Travelogue
Unfortunately, embedding of the videos is prohibited, but I have supplied the relevant Youtube links below:
Main program, part 1
Main program, part 2
60 Minutes Extra: Life on Mt. Athos
60 Minutes Extra: Mt. Athos' Autonomy
Behind the Scenes Travelogue
Monday, March 07, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Be Still
"He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, ‘Peace! Be still!’ Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. He said to them, ‘Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?’" - Mark 4:39-40 (NRSV)
Jesus brings peace. His disciples had fear and angst, yet with a simple spoken word Jesus brought order to their chaos. How encouraging is that to you today? Who of us does not live a single day of life without some issue weighing on our soul? Who doesn't have a fear, or some level of angst, about a particular circumstance in life? I know that, if not careful, I can become quite absorbed in the concerns of day to day life, to the point of downright despair. But the words of Jesus comfort my soul and give me hope.
"Peace. Be still." And there was a dead calm.
What issue has you concerned today? Are you dealing with a financial burden? Do you have a relationship problem? Are you dealing with some form of emotional toil? Let me take it even deeper: Do you have sin in your life? Jesus can help with that too. After all, his words calm the fiercest storm that nature has to offer. His feet tread upon the raging waters. If he has such command over nature around us, can he not take control of your nature as well? If you don't think so, consider his rebuke: Have you still no faith? The answer, if we live in sin, or fear, or angst, has to be, "No."
Therefore I offer you this simple solution: Trust in Jesus. If you know him, great. Walk in the light that has been given you. If you do not know him, let him meet you. The story in Mark says that Jesus rode in their boat "as he was" (v. 36). There is no pretense with Jesus. He is who he is, and he wants you to know him and be known by him. Let him ride along in the boat of your life; let him bring peace to your storms.
"Peace. Be still." And there was a dead calm.
What issue has you concerned today? Are you dealing with a financial burden? Do you have a relationship problem? Are you dealing with some form of emotional toil? Let me take it even deeper: Do you have sin in your life? Jesus can help with that too. After all, his words calm the fiercest storm that nature has to offer. His feet tread upon the raging waters. If he has such command over nature around us, can he not take control of your nature as well? If you don't think so, consider his rebuke: Have you still no faith? The answer, if we live in sin, or fear, or angst, has to be, "No."
Therefore I offer you this simple solution: Trust in Jesus. If you know him, great. Walk in the light that has been given you. If you do not know him, let him meet you. The story in Mark says that Jesus rode in their boat "as he was" (v. 36). There is no pretense with Jesus. He is who he is, and he wants you to know him and be known by him. Let him ride along in the boat of your life; let him bring peace to your storms.