Author Archives: Crusty

A woman once said to me “there are some things in the Bible that you just shouldn’t question.” Why? What is she afraid will happen? Many people take a somewhat passive approach to Bible study. They read it, think about … Continue reading →

This guy who lost his cool and then slid down the emergency chute with a couple of beers in his hands. People seem to either revile him or worship him. I just think he needs to grow up. His job … Continue reading →

A brief follow-up to my previous post… Peer Pressure is very powerful. Most of us are, and often rightly so, hesitant to speak up to people violating social etiquette. It’s often simply not worth it and just creates conflict where … Continue reading →

Had an interesting experience in New York this past weekend. Went to a place called Ess-A-Bagel, somewhere about 50th and 3rd. Long line of people – not unusual for a New York bagel place. The 4 of us got in … Continue reading →

Time to get myself in trouble again… Have you kept up with the gulf oil spill? Seen the pictures of oil coating plants and animals in the marsh areas? Read stories of the various clean-up operations? Held your breath at … Continue reading →

In my previous post about the 40,000 sex slaves I included a link to Tom Davis’s blog (linked under the phrase ‘ignorant Christian’). This has gnawed at me ever since. Davis didn’t just parrot the 40,000 prediction, which would be … Continue reading →

In the year or so prior to the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan there were sporadic predictions here and there about the numbers of women who would be enslaved and trafficked to meet demand for prostitutes during the … Continue reading →

Someone today commented that I’d be against any Democrat policy, just because it’s from a Democrat. Another person was surprised to hear that, thinking that I am a Democrat. The reality is that I’m neither Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, nor anything … Continue reading →

In this article on FoxNews we learn that drug smugglers are, if nothing else, Green. My first thought was that if drug smugglers can build an electric boat, certainly our recreational boat companies in the U.S. can. On second thought … Continue reading →

Seemingly, President Obama is becoming almost irrelevant. He still holds the office of President of the United States. He still wields a tremendous chunk of power. But he seems to be viewed less and less, even by Democrats and media, … Continue reading →