Click here to view the embedded video. I love this quirky little how-to clip, mostly because the audio doesn’t match up to the video, making poor Leila look like she needs her own mandated visit to the house of corrections. But I can relate to Leila and her message, and I’m willing to admit that...

There has been a lot of talk about taxes lately. Including some questions like what groups should pay, how much should be paid, how it should be paid, what should be taxed,  etc. Whether you are pro-tax or anti-tax, taxes are here to stay. And they have been with us for thousands of years. And as l...

Image for art courtesy of Facebook.com Rest easy, Cacophoners; I just removed the “Share on Facebook” option from the “Share This” widget that appears beneath every post. For those who don’t know, Facebook changed its Terms of Service last week, asserting a perpetual cl...

Buttprints in the Sand One night I had a wondrous dreamOne set of footprints there was seenThe footprints of my precious LordBut mine were not along the shore. But then some strange prints appearedI asked the Lord, "What have we here?"Those prints are large and round and neat"But Lord, they are too ...

Tradition is that thing to which we cling so as to avoid the very hard work of innovation and the very real risk of failure. ---Follow me on Twitter...

The following was written by Pastor Craig Groeschel of LifeChurch.tv. I've mentioned Craig Groeschel a number of times over the years on this blog. He has a great insight into life, and I really respect how he goes about his ministry. Plus he has done great things to spread the name of Jesus Christ!...

I generally skip watching the Golden Globes because I feel the GG are typically hokey from year to year. It could even be argued that the small amount of those who make up The Hollywood Foreign Press. But I made the exception this time, because of the nominees and due to the promise of H’wood ...

I am no fan, under usual circumstances of Oscar Wilde; yet I have always liked the book of "The portait of Dorian Gray," about a picture that almost represented the soul of the person in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...

While the CoP site generally focuses on movie and DVD reviews, every now and then I come by a movie-celeb news article which I feel compelled to share and comment on. This time around, it’s about Lindsay Lohan. There is lots of talk about the February 2009 issue of Interview, some of which has...

How is it that it is invariably the most backward, least evolved people--mentally, spiritually, socially, emotionally--who are the most fervent advocates of some form of Social Darwinism? They look at the world, they see a fallen creation that's nasty, brutish and short (not unlike themselves), and ...