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Vivek Wadhwa on Bob Edwards Weekend – why skilled immigrants are a good thing and a vanishing resource

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Rick

Last night while driving to a dinner party at the home of a Chinese family was listening to NPR (I am a glutton for punishment) and heard a remarkable and illuminating interview with researcher Vivek Wadhwa on the subject of … Continue reading →

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The (un)changing nature of Christian tradition (or) the difference between emerging and emergent is heresy

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Rick

In light of the recent discussion of “emergent” Christianity the following quote from The Orthodox Church by Kallistos Ware seems appropriate: Tradition, while inwardly changless (for God does not change), is constantly assuming new forms, which supplement the old without … Continue reading →

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Charles Krauthammer coins and explains "Obamaism"

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Rick

Obamaism. Now we have a word to describe the agenda which Krauthammer able summarizes. He begins by noting the significance of his recent speech to the Congress: If Barack Obama succeeds, his joint address to Congress will be seen as … Continue reading →

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Shusaku Endo – "That man became a dog who remains beside us"

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Rick

For many years I have been haunted by this paragraph from the novel The Samurai by the Japanese novelist Shusaku Endo. The samurai and his retainer have finally returned to their cold village in the swamps of rural Japan – … Continue reading →

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Dog bites human, sun rises in east – and Presiding Bishop lies

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Rick

Oh where to start? There is plenty with which to find fault in what Presiding Bishop Katherine Jefferts-Schori had to say to the National Press Club on December 16. Baby Blue characterizes it as: … an amazingly sophomoric speech (which … Continue reading →

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For the record – where I plot politically

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Rick

Hey remember this post? Where I stand politically With the accompanying graph: That was in June 2008. Some might think I am uber-conservative but do notice that – at least according to this measurement tool – I am smack bang … Continue reading →

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Why (election) polls anyway?

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Rick

According to the pre-election polls Sen Obama has already won. Perhaps that is the point. Why do we have these election polls anyway? Nothing inherently wrong with them of course. And they do measure how well a candidate is doing … Continue reading →

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Recovering from Gustav

Posted on September 13, 2008 by Rick

Three words that should fill you with terror – named storm deductible. Which – most fortunately – we do not have. You have several thousand dollars just sitting around right? The named storm deductible is a deductible that kicks in … Continue reading →

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George Will – For Obama Believing is Seeing

Posted on August 30, 2008 by Rick

I doubt anyone on our street recycles as much as we do. We were the first to get one of the big recycling bins – and use it well. We recycle more than we throw away. I support strongly taking … Continue reading →

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Oh no – here we go again?

Posted on August 27, 2008 by Rick

Gustav. Aw man. I admit my first reaction was “oh no – not again”. I confess that after what we went through with Katrina my desire to engage in relief work is… not what it was. This is the single … Continue reading →

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