Category: Miscellany

Soon, we’ll have little choice but to face reality

When I was young and idealistic, I knew a couple of things that I later forgot or repressed. One of them was that a Christian couldn’t be unequivocally happy about an economic system built on the human vice of acquisitiveness together with borrowing. Another was that natural resources were limited. Continue reading “Soon, we’ll have little choice but to face reality” →

Vocations – true and fancied

“Every time I move to a new place, I’m asked by the locals, “How do you like living here?” I’m never quite sure how to answer that question, and for the longest time I didn’t know why. And then one day it dawned on me, I couldn’t answer the question because I couldn’t figure out what the difference was between one place and the next.” Continue reading “Vocations – true and fancied” →

Decreased blogging?

I’ve thought a few earlier times that I would cut back on blogging for a while for one reason or another. This time, I think I mean it.

Don’t be surprised if I’m rather taciturn for seven weeks or so. Not to be too mysterious about it: I have a perrennial vacation that I greatly value (You don’t want to go there. Nobody goes there any more. It’s too crowded.), a parent in a nursing home (temporarily, we believe), some big projects to advance the law firm in which I’m a partner, and, finally, an important professional examination (my first big, meaningful test since the bar exam). Exercise outdoors in summer is good, too.

Ah, summer! Time to kick back and relax it up a notch!

I may post some interesting links here without real comment — kind of like linking off Facebook — or I may actually move that sort of thing to Facebook, pure and simple. I should be back around labor day.