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Post-Civil-War Reflection on American Women: Education, Companionship, Housekeeping, and Pie
The following excerpt is from The Human Side of American History; ed. Richard C. Brown, late Professor Emeritus of History at the State University of New York at Buffalo, NY; from the 6th printing, 1968 by Ginn and Company, now part of Pearson PLC of London. The book appears to be out of... »
The Fly-By (7.29.09)
1. Pres. Obama’s science czar, John P. Holdren: “The fetus, given the opportunity to develop properly before birth, and given the essential early socializing experiences and sufficient nourishing food during the crucial early years after birth, will ultimately develop into a human being,” according to 1973 book titled Human Ecology. Nice to... »
The Fly-By (Jul. 4, 2009)
It won't be 33 points long (egads, I don't have the patience for that!). I'm shooting for five. Enjoy. Ponder. Discuss. »
Dorothy Sayers Speaks
I just love to read and re-read anything by Dorothy Sayers. Take this from “Creed or Chaos?” “If all men are offended because of Christ, let them be offended; but where is the sense of their being offended at something that is not Christ and is nothing like Him? We do Him singularly little honor... »
