Christians do good things because it might get them into heaven.

New flesh-colored crayons

Remember Crayola’s original pink-beige “flesh” crayon?

NYT: The Rise of the New Groupthink

Groupthink runs contrary to the American cultural ideal of individualism. Then again, so does the goal of mainstream media. Wonder if the two phenomena are related? SOLITUDE is out of fashion. Our companies, our schools and our culture are in thrall to an idea I call the New Groupthink, which holds that creativity and achievement [...]

We didn’t have the green thing

Checking out at the supermarket recently, the young cashier suggested I should bring my own bags because plastic bags weren’t good for the environment. I apologised and explained, “We didn’t have this green thing back in my earlier days.” The cashier responded, “That’s our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our [...]

Pretty rainbow over mesa

A friend sent this stunning photo:

Valdez, Alaska snowstorm 2012

Whoa — look at that snow!

Sheila’s Wheels Woman Driver Awards 2011