SCOTUS And The Second Amendment
In June, 2008, Justice Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Supreme Court regarding its decision in DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ET AL., PETITIONERS v.DICK ANTHONY HELLER. As is my habit, I shall weigh in. In December, 1791, Congress adopted the Bill of Rights, (i.e. the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.) The second of...
Nothing Is Something
Quandary – A tough situation; a pickle; between a rock and … oh, you know what I mean. I need a word. Those who know me, know I’m a stickler for words. I know it’s why I enjoy reading stuff by Dick Cavett, W.F. Buckley, Maureen Dowd, Christopher Hitchins and a couple...
Toward A Better Understanding Of Music
Étude – A short, musical composition . . . often designed to demonstrate the skill of the player. Trees are amazing things. They represent the tallest and oldest and largest, individual living thing on the planet. And in case you didn’t know, the tallest, a Coast Redwood (just under 380 feet high); the largest,...
Time For A Change
“Hey Bob Howdy!” (That’s what cowboys yell to each other whilst riding on the lone prairie.) “Hail Fellow, well met!” (That’s how Eton alumni greet each other every time they meet.) “S’up?” (Tis I!) For the longest time, the recording industry, (i.e. the big record labels), determined the winners and losers in the Pop,...
Everyone But You
I’m not a Christian. But I was one, long ago, and for much of my adult life. A true believer was I, and I mean that sincerely. I even attended and graduated from a small, evangelical (read: Fundamentalist) college way back when. Mind you, I wasn’t raised that way. (Although my dear grandmother tucked...
