I’ve gone to a series of Bible Studies at the local Lutheran Church the past month. The pastor, in referring to how crazy our spending in America has become, noted we spend $40 billion a year on lawn care — … Continue reading →
I attended a talk at Bluffton University today that was, in part, about Russian dissidents. BU History Professor Perry Bush noted that scores of Soviet Union “dissidents” (artists, writers, teachers, Christians…) were killed under Stalin — or sent to “labor … Continue reading →
With a shift in the El Nino pattern, things will be about 15 degrees warmer than normal in Ohio this next two weeks — which will afford me the opportunity to finish an outside painting job before winter sets in. … Continue reading →