Christian Pipe Smokers

I'm not fond of the time change. My preference would be to keep time the way that God created it. If somebody doesn't like the way the sun lines up with their schedule, they should adjust their schedule, not the clocks.

As much as I love GK Chesterton, I have to go with Lord of the Rings . I'm re-reading LOTR. I last read it about ten or fifteen years ago. The movies almost ruined me. I thought I had a fair grasp of LOTR, but now that I'm reading it again, I'm realizing how far short the movies fall. From this poi...

Reading Dune. Have seen the movie many times but never read the book. The book is better. After the book, the movies are difficult to accept. The first three books are game changing in the genre. After that, Herbert demonstrated his inability to walk away when he is on top. The attempt to keep the ...

I think we need a ruling: are we going to discuss vortices or vortexes?

I'm all about consistency (thanks to good fiber content in my diet).

For some reason I started reading JMG's post as a limerick...

There was a lady in Hewa named, Ofa (Oh-fa).
She had elephantiasis of one boob.....

I was confused, because boob does NOT rhyme with Ofa.

The Brief

At one point long ago, the powers that be were considering naming a new state 'Columbia.' They decided that would be too easily confused with the District of Columbia, so they wisely named the new state 'Washington' instead.

Gus Cowboy Wool Hat in distressed silver belly.

Canada: leading the world in being just north of the United States.

On the bright side, if you give him the info and it IS a scam, compensation has been preapproved by the United Nations. You can't lose.