A few days ago I found myself with my Bible in my lap, strolling through a familiar neighborhood of the Old Testament. Rounding a well-worn corner of 2nd Samuel, I came across the passage in which David tells the prophet Nathan that he’s been thinking about building God a decent house in the city center […]
I arrived home late last night after four days cradled in the pine-scented arms of southeastern Oklahoma’s hills. We attended my sister’s wedding on Saturday and it proved to also be part family reunion for my mother and part class reunion for my younger sisters. The sisters are 10 and 11 years younger than me […]
Like an aging salmon struggling upstream to return to the spawning grounds from whence he was hatched . . . Today I, Mrs. Blather, and Female Offspring Unit #3 will be loading up the Expedition and heading north up U.S. 75 into southeastern Oklahoma, a.k.a., Kiamichi Country. Several years ago I shared some thoughts about […]
The folks running the show in Washington seem genuinely bewildered that the unemployment rate remains high in spite of throwing hundreds of billions of dollars into “stimulus.” I can solve this mystery for them. The reality is that while the government has been tossing out stimulus candy with its right hand, its been using the […]
Here’s a fascinating look behind the scenes at the unusual production tricks used to make the 1975 hit by the British group 10cc–“I’m Not in Love.” (h/t BoingBoing)
The good news is our president managed to meet with the Prime Minister of our strongest ally in the volatile Middle East without treating him like a door-to-door Ebola virus salesman. Sadly, this represents progress. We are not privy to the nature of their behind-closed-doors conversation, but I can fantasize. Here’s how I see a […]
Drove the family down to Austin for the holiday weekend. Mrs. Blather’s brother and his family have a wonderful home in the Lake Travis area that hangs high on the edge of a canyon. The views from their decks offer panoramic 50-mile views in three directions. The weather was relatively mild and pleasant for central […]
I’m freshly back from a bittersweet long-weekend up in the childhood homestead. Dad had a doctor’s appointment in Tulsa on Friday morning so I chauffeured him and mom up. Did a few little home maintenance and gardening tasks for the folks. Things are the same there, but different. Tomatoes are ripening, but on vines that […]
Good Father’s Day yesterday. Brunch with the four women I love at a breakfasty place serving colossal portions of carbs and pork bits. This is as it should be. Later, a long, leisurely workout, a nap, then ensconcement in my favorite chair to watch the U.S. Open. From my cushy throne I was eventually served […]
Fascinating blog post over at The American Enterprise Institute site about migration patterns in the United States. The chart above is just one of several–this one showing where recent movers to the Houston area moved from in 2008 (black lines) and Houston residents moved to (red lines). It paints a striking picture of a mass […]
