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Dancing... or drinking through life
I am not even sure that I know how to do a link anymore. I'm giving it a shot though so, three readers, please forgive me if I mess this up.
So Rod Dreher's sister is battling cancer. It is nasty. Their faith is extraordinary. Here's his latest post (I think)
There are 8 comments on it.
As I scrolle
posted 3:05:22pm Mar. 02, 2010 |
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Back...
I'm back here at JWalking after a bit of time because I just want someplace to record thoughts from time to time. I doubt that many of the thoughts will be political - there are plenty upon plenty of people offering their opinions on everything political and I doubt that I have much to add that will
posted 10:44:56pm Mar. 01, 2010 |
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Learning to tell a story
For the last ten months or so I've been engaged in a completely different world - the world of screenwriting. It began as a writing project - probably the 21st Century version of a yen to write the great American novel - a shot at a screenplay. I knew that I knew nothing about the art but was inspir
posted 8:01:41pm Feb. 28, 2010 |
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And just one more
I have, I think, just one more round of chemo left.
When I go through my pill popping regimen tomorrow morning it will be the last time for this particular round of drugs. Twenty-three rounds, it seems, is enough.
What comes next? We'll go back to what we did after the surgery. We'll watch and measu
posted 11:38:45pm Nov. 18, 2008 |
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A Newfie for Obama
NPR asked me to do a short memo to the president-elect. I chose to do it on the dog he should choose... and why. Check it out.
posted 12:25:10am Nov. 15, 2008 |
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posted January 3, 2008 at 11:01 pm
David:
Emotionally, I’m with you.
The problem is, what do you do when you encounter a guy like (say) Barry Bonds, who would have qualified for the Hall of Fame BEFORE HE EVER PUT A NEEDLE IN HIS ARM.
Say the Patriots were forced to forfeit that game against the Jets. The fact would remain that they still won 15 games in a row, and it is hard not to credit the coach of such a team for that fact.
Loathsome human being though Belichick is.
posted January 4, 2008 at 2:43 am
full disclosure, i am a pats fan, but i agree that it sends a bad message when someone who was caught cheating is awarded the coach of the year. just like caught steroid users are disqualified from election to the pro bowl, belichick should have been taken off of the COY ballots.
i also think the cheating incident helped the pats very very minutely this season. the two are separate issues.
posted January 4, 2008 at 9:42 am
Exactly.
Unfortunately it shows -Once again- you don’t have to be a Good person to win something.
Didn’t we learn that in the way GWB nastily beat McCain in South Carolina way back when? Cheaters can get the valedictorian spot too. But it’s more just when the most honest hardest working student earns it.
Success + Character = Justice
Success – Character = No justice. Tainted victory.
Sign me an,
Unhappy Pat’s Mom
posted January 4, 2008 at 12:45 pm
I must respectfully disagree with your opinion. Belichick was named coach of the year not saint of the year. That is among all the NFL coaches who did the best job at coaching. Your contention that his [purported] cheating should disqualify him ignores the fact that all the coaches sanction such actions and only Belichick was caught. He took responsibility for his actions and was reprimanded heartily. As for the asterisk nonsense, please remember that the videotaping was caught ten minutes into the first game and was never seen by the Pats, therefore they never profited from the video. They won each and every game honestly.
By your reckoning we shouldn’t honor many of the saints. St. Peter lied (three times). St. Paul sanctioned the murder of St. Stephen. We are Christians and we are supposed to forgive and see people in the light of Christ’s love. Belichick was wrong; never profited from the situation; took responsibility for it; and won away. That’s a good coach and a good role model.