“Unlike ALL other walks of life, [Facebook] status updates are the appropriate places for spontaneous bursts of joy and being. You shouldn’t do it at work, you shouldn’t do it in the middle of a conversation, you shouldn’t do it on the street, you shouldn’t turn to a stranger on the bus, you shouldn’t leave it on someone’s cellphone. But on this grand constantly updating Christmas card that we are all free to access or withdraw from at any time, we FINALLY have a polite space for ‘My sponge smells like a hot dog.’” (The delicate art of status updating).
By the way, my old friend from the island, Arthur McTaggart, is absolutely the best status updater out there.
“Bill Murray [of Alberta, Canada] waited in pain for more than a year to see a specialist for his arthritic hip. The specialist recommended a ‘Birmingham’ hip resurfacing surgery (a state-of-the-art procedure that gives better results than basic hip replacement) as the best medical option. But government bureaucrats determined that Mr. Murray, who was 57, was ‘too old’ to enjoy the benefits of this procedure and said no. In the end, he was also denied the opportunity to pay for the procedure himself in Alberta…. Canada's system comes at the cost of pain and suffering for patients who find themselves stuck on waiting lists with nowhere to go. Americans can only hope that Barack Obama heeds the lessons that can be learned from Canadian hardships.” (WSJ)
“It is becoming less and less likely that “gender socialization” is the reason why boys and girls prefer different toys, and more and more likely that there are some genetic, hormonal, and other biological reasons for the observed sex differences in toy preference.” (Why Boys and Girls Prefer Different Toys)
“Despite Obama’s record, some prolife Catholics and Evangelicals supported the president’s candidacy on the grounds that his policies would reduce the number of abortions….I and other pro-life activists have worked tirelessly over the years to reduce the number of abortions, but a numerical reduction is not our only goal. The prolife position is that all members of the human community, including the unborn, have inestimable and equal worth and dignity and thus are entitled to the fundamental protection of the laws. ‘Reducing the number of abortions’ could occur in a regime of law in which this principle of justice is denied, and that is the regime that President Obama wants to preserve and extend. It is a regime in which the continued existence of the unborn is always at the absolute discretion of others who happen to possess the power to decide to kill them or let them live.” (You should read this Francis Beckwith piece, and be glad he’s a Baylor prof)
Time magazine photo slideshow: “Married for 50 Years: Love Ever After.”
Marvin Olasky says we don’t need to be like the younger brother or the elder brother in Christ’s parable of the prodigal son(s); we need to be “third-brother” Christians.
How emotional distance ruins marriage: Suggestions for staying close with your spouse.
“10 Reasons Why Facebook is for Old Fogies”
“Why the Crash Will Reshape America” in the Atlantic.
Journalist Charles Platt finds out that “Wal-Mart Isn’t the Enemy.” (HT: Neatorama)
Far Side Reenactments at Flickr
Maybe we can get Gene, Herb and Jim to do the "Tithe Rap." Or maybe not. (HT: Mary Hoskins)
By the way, my old friend from the island, Arthur McTaggart, is absolutely the best status updater out there.
“Bill Murray [of Alberta, Canada] waited in pain for more than a year to see a specialist for his arthritic hip. The specialist recommended a ‘Birmingham’ hip resurfacing surgery (a state-of-the-art procedure that gives better results than basic hip replacement) as the best medical option. But government bureaucrats determined that Mr. Murray, who was 57, was ‘too old’ to enjoy the benefits of this procedure and said no. In the end, he was also denied the opportunity to pay for the procedure himself in Alberta…. Canada's system comes at the cost of pain and suffering for patients who find themselves stuck on waiting lists with nowhere to go. Americans can only hope that Barack Obama heeds the lessons that can be learned from Canadian hardships.” (WSJ)
“It is becoming less and less likely that “gender socialization” is the reason why boys and girls prefer different toys, and more and more likely that there are some genetic, hormonal, and other biological reasons for the observed sex differences in toy preference.” (Why Boys and Girls Prefer Different Toys)
“Despite Obama’s record, some prolife Catholics and Evangelicals supported the president’s candidacy on the grounds that his policies would reduce the number of abortions….I and other pro-life activists have worked tirelessly over the years to reduce the number of abortions, but a numerical reduction is not our only goal. The prolife position is that all members of the human community, including the unborn, have inestimable and equal worth and dignity and thus are entitled to the fundamental protection of the laws. ‘Reducing the number of abortions’ could occur in a regime of law in which this principle of justice is denied, and that is the regime that President Obama wants to preserve and extend. It is a regime in which the continued existence of the unborn is always at the absolute discretion of others who happen to possess the power to decide to kill them or let them live.” (You should read this Francis Beckwith piece, and be glad he’s a Baylor prof)
Time magazine photo slideshow: “Married for 50 Years: Love Ever After.”
Marvin Olasky says we don’t need to be like the younger brother or the elder brother in Christ’s parable of the prodigal son(s); we need to be “third-brother” Christians.
How emotional distance ruins marriage: Suggestions for staying close with your spouse.
“10 Reasons Why Facebook is for Old Fogies”
“Why the Crash Will Reshape America” in the Atlantic.
Journalist Charles Platt finds out that “Wal-Mart Isn’t the Enemy.” (HT: Neatorama)
Far Side Reenactments at Flickr
Maybe we can get Gene, Herb and Jim to do the "Tithe Rap." Or maybe not. (HT: Mary Hoskins)
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