Over the weekend we camped in Denali National Park. For those of you unaquainted with the word “Denali” it is what Alaskans call what is otherwise known as Mt. McKinley. Call the great one, McKinley, and any Alaskan worth their salt will respond “McKinley who?”
More about that later.
This is ridiculous: The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a motion filed by the city of San Diego seeking a suspension of a court order to remove the cross.
The campaign to sanitize America continues. The new fanaticism, the new inquisition, stamp out all cultural references to Christianity to make the [...]
Over the last year I’ve done a considerable amount of reading about the Founding Father’s. I’ve read books by many different authors about these great men who risked all and forged the greatest nation to ever exist on earth. I’ve developed some of my own opinions about these men and their contributions.
Over this [...]
It’s summer in Alaska. Which means the siren call of the wild drags us away from the computer, the house work, and the rooms we haunted all winter.
Last weekend we went camping. It was a shake down, practice overnight at a compground on the Eagle River not far from our home. It [...]
Yesterday’s post described an important concern for all of us who value our wide open access to the internet as consumer’s, bloggers, internet entrepreneurs, etc. Today my son was working on a podcast about this very issue which expanded my understanding.
In general I am suspicious of anti-business, anti-corporate ravings. But in [...]
My son is an internet guru. He tells me that Net Neutrality is a serious issue that we all need to become more aware of and support.
What does it mean? What is it about? It means freedom to range the internet. It’s about large telecommunications companies moving to fence in [...]
I get passionate, excited, sometimes ill-tempered about issues that are important to me. But I count to ten and try to be reasonable, to listen to various opinions on those issues so that I am well informed. I read a wide variety of material and think deeply about the implications of the different points [...]
Serenity
Speaking of marriage, one of the most terrific couples in history is John and Abigail Adams. John Adams was brilliant, fiery, and vain, and one of the best minds to take up the cause of American Liberty. But without the amazing relationship he had with his wife, Abigail, he would not have [...]
I just celebrated my wedding anniversary. I have been married to the same man, the father of my children, for a long time. My husband and I have worked very hard at making our marriage a success. We have reaped enormous blessings for that hard work. But those blessings far outweigh [...]