Monthly Archives: January 2009

Another Quote

Posted on January 31, 2009 by dayuntoday

  Every time the government attempts to handle our affairs, it costs more and the results are worse than if we have handled them ourselves.    Benjamin Constant, Brazilian statesman  1833-1891   Notice when this guy lived.  Some things never … Continue reading →

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I Am Totally Ticked Off

Posted on January 29, 2009 by dayuntoday

Okay, this is really irritating.  Does anyone else ever get an ad that is right smack-dab in the middle of the page, and will not move?  It scrolls with your page, has no close or minimize button that I can … Continue reading →

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About God

Posted on January 28, 2009 by dayuntoday

Recently someone told me I should read Velvet Elvis, so I ordered it from the library.  I got it yesterday, so I’ve been dipping into it this afternoon. Rob Bell is all about discussion and debate, so perhaps it’s intentional that I … Continue reading →

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Messiah?

Posted on January 28, 2009 by dayuntoday

I have to hope that this is satire.  If not, it is deeply disturbing.  The fact that someone would even think of it is nauseating.

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This is Funny

Posted on January 26, 2009 by dayuntoday

I just subscribed to a free e-newsletter that is supposed to teach you how to be more frugal.  I received my first issue, which had the headline Five Simple Steps To Save $500 A Month On Your Grocery Budget – … Continue reading →

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Nutcracker Sweet!

Posted on January 23, 2009 by dayuntoday

Since we were studying Russia in early December, it seemed like an ideal time to expose my children to a little culture and a classic Christmas story, so I ordered The Nutcracker through interlibrary loan.  Well, interloan is a little … Continue reading →

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Deferring Desires

Posted on January 20, 2009 by dayuntoday

A great podcast by Joel Belz called Deferring Our Desires http://www.worldmag.com/podcast/  Edit:  Hmmm.  Now that’s interesting.  No one wants to hear about that, evidently. 

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The German Miracle

Posted on January 20, 2009 by dayuntoday

Another excerpt from Maybury’s Penny Candy… At the end of World War II, Germany was in ruins; much of it had been bombed back into the Dark Ages.  A great deal of the housing had been destroyed, millions of workers … Continue reading →

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A Book That Ought To Be Read

Posted on January 20, 2009 by dayuntoday

I had never even heard of Ayaan Hirsi Ali until very recently, but this woman has a story that everyone should read.  She’s had a life that is pretty shocking to my middle-class American mind, and yet she has accomplished … Continue reading →

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Unimaginably Big Numbers!~

Posted on January 17, 2009 by dayuntoday

Visualize one million dollars in $100 bills laid end-to-end.  You would need 20 minutes to walk the length of this line of cash; it’s about one mile. Walk a line of $100 bills the length of the federal debt and … Continue reading →

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