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Convert, pay or die.
Iraqi Christian women at church in June. (Source) Over the last few days, things have grown dire for Christians in Mosul, a city in northern Iraq. From a July 18th…
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Some Sunday Stuff: July 20th.
Happy Sunday, All. Tomorrow is Zoe’s third (!) birthday, but we started celebrating early. K will be at work all day tomorrow, so after a trip to the Carteret Waterfront…
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Some Saturday Stuff: July 12th.
Diane Keaton as Annie Hall. Happy Saturday, All. I’ve been texted and questioned a few times this week on Instagram about how I’m doing, and I figure I’ll restate here: I’m…
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Is rap poetry?
Jay Z: a 21st century poet? John McWhorter, writing at The Daily Beast, answers with a definitive yes: To utterly naïve anthropologists sent to document the ways of Americans…
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Fifty years on…
(Wikipedia) Yesterday marked the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act into law, and this post is going to be chock full of information and links. First up, this…
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Some Sunday Stuff: March 30th
April and Gary, happy new owners of “Gown Girl” Good Sunday to you. I’m glad to report that my first two art commissions are residing with their owners. Above, you…
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Painting and Picasso.
A painting I started yesterday. I pulled out the brushes yesterday evening and started painted. Mug of coffee and almond milk keeping me company, I used autumn colors (I might be…
