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REFLECTIONS ON THE WAHHABI
At the outset, it might be well for the author of this essay to explain the title. In round numbers, the Prophet Mohammed lived about 1500 years ago. The Prophet took several wives and they produced several children. But if my understanding is nearly correct, two of his grandsons founded competing brands of the Muslim…
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RETIRING RETROACTIVELY
The network news broadcasts and the politicians are attempting to determine what was meant by Mitt Romney’s saying that he had retired retroactively. I fancy myself a wordsmith but I am thoroughly baffled by the use of the term “retired retroactively.” The case in point involves Mr. Romney filing papers with the Securities and Exchange…
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Blog: Thoughts on the RNC
[NOTE: This is a blog, not an essay. The difference between the two is that essays are planned at length, dictated, given to Eva Baker for transcription, and then finally re-edited and mailed out to all his friends and regular readers in hard-copy. This, conversely is just some thoughts on yesterday’s Republican National Convention that…
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THE INSTINCTS OF THE HERD
[NOTE: I’m breaking form and publishing order here because I felt this essay serves as a nice introduction to Pop’s thoughts on the Republican National Convention. This essay is almost exactly 1 year old; the message is still relevant. Hopefully this is not confusing. -Kevin] Under ordinary circumstances, I am not involved with Republican…
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SATAN
At the moment, we are concerned – or at least the Republicans are concerned – with the outcome of the presidential nominating process. The early leaders in the Republican primary contest have largely dropped out, leaving only four people. There is the favorite, Mitt Romney. He is being challenged closely by Rick Santorum. Then we…
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GOD IS A REPUBLICAN
I have never been known for clear thinking on ecclesiastical matters. As a matter of fact, I am perhaps the last one to catch on to the fact that God is a Republican. I could have deduced that from my own reasoning, but a cloud of uncertainty hung over my identifying the Republican Party and…
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A POLYGAMY OF ESSAYETTES
I am well aware of the fact that the three essayettes to follow may be called a trio of essayettes. But I have elected not to do that. I have elected to call them a polygamy of essayettes. There is nothing wrong with trio or, if there is a fourth essay, calling it a…
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IN PRAISE OF…
According to my notepad, I had wanted to dictate an essay entitled “In Praise of Running Water and Flushing Toilets.” Further down on my notepad, I discovered an entry called “In Praise of the Forgettery.” These are different subjects but because I make the rules around here, it seemed to me that the two of…