Read more Americana / Christianity / Hong Kong / Politics / Social Commentary “Good Friday” still good in Iowa By Steve on March 31, 2010 Here’s what one Iowa town thought was a great political idea. Let’s suddenly change the name of a 2000 year old holiday and one that’s been celebrated in the town since practically its founding because… Read more Daily Show / Politics / Social Commentary Crazies on the Left By Steve on February 23, 2010 I never liked Keith Olbermann! The MSNBC talk show host who camps out on the political Left irritates me more than the norm because he comes across with his deep voice and gravitas as someone… Read more Books / Social Commentary Eat, Pray,…Marry? By Steve on January 9, 2010 When I worked at Barnes & Noble I had a terrible habit; I would judge a person simply on their reading choices. People who bought biographies or histories of people or times that I thought… Read more Science / Social Commentary High Priests of Science By Steve on December 4, 2009 This week a computer was hacked at a scientific lab in England; a lab which is a more respected institution studying the effects of climate change. The break in involved the stealing of a number… Read more Obama / Social Commentary / Space Program Water on the Moon By Steve on November 16, 2009 One of the most incredible scientific discoveries in my lifetime occurred this week. There is water on the moon! Recently, NASA plummeted a capsule into the moon’s surface at 3500 miles an hour to create… Read more Social Commentary / Television I See Four Lights!!! By Steve on November 8, 2009 In George Orwell’s 1984, the protagonist, Winston Smith, is captured and tortured by the State towards the end of the story. As part of his re-education he is shown 4 lights and is asked how… Read more G.O.P. / Social Commentary Where are you Bill Buckley? By Steve on October 26, 2009 I was watching the Daily Show with Jon Stewart the other day and, in between laughs, was forced, when confronted with witty and intelligent liberal satire, to bemoan the sad state of affairs when it… Read more Europe / Obama / Politics / Social Commentary Obama & Nobel By Steve on October 11, 2009 Wow! So President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. Although everyone, including the President, is a little shocked at this little sudden turn, we really shouldn’t be. This follows the natural order of events surrounding… Read more Film / Social Commentary Hollywood Hypocrisy By Steve on October 3, 2009 In 1977 famed actor and director Roman Polanski (who was 44 at the time) gave drugs & alcohol to a 13 year old girl while doing a photo shoot for Vogue. He proceeded to take… Read more Christianity / Church Life / Social Commentary Why I’m into Organized Religion By Steve on September 20, 2009 When I was in the U.S. during August I was perusing the shelves of the local Bible book store. Ignoring the promotional display for the #1 book by Jon & Kate Gosselin on marriage and… Prev Next
Read more Americana / Christianity / Hong Kong / Politics / Social Commentary “Good Friday” still good in Iowa By Steve on March 31, 2010 Here’s what one Iowa town thought was a great political idea. Let’s suddenly change the name of a 2000 year old holiday and one that’s been celebrated in the town since practically its founding because…
Read more Daily Show / Politics / Social Commentary Crazies on the Left By Steve on February 23, 2010 I never liked Keith Olbermann! The MSNBC talk show host who camps out on the political Left irritates me more than the norm because he comes across with his deep voice and gravitas as someone…
Read more Books / Social Commentary Eat, Pray,…Marry? By Steve on January 9, 2010 When I worked at Barnes & Noble I had a terrible habit; I would judge a person simply on their reading choices. People who bought biographies or histories of people or times that I thought…
Read more Science / Social Commentary High Priests of Science By Steve on December 4, 2009 This week a computer was hacked at a scientific lab in England; a lab which is a more respected institution studying the effects of climate change. The break in involved the stealing of a number…
Read more Obama / Social Commentary / Space Program Water on the Moon By Steve on November 16, 2009 One of the most incredible scientific discoveries in my lifetime occurred this week. There is water on the moon! Recently, NASA plummeted a capsule into the moon’s surface at 3500 miles an hour to create…
Read more Social Commentary / Television I See Four Lights!!! By Steve on November 8, 2009 In George Orwell’s 1984, the protagonist, Winston Smith, is captured and tortured by the State towards the end of the story. As part of his re-education he is shown 4 lights and is asked how…
Read more G.O.P. / Social Commentary Where are you Bill Buckley? By Steve on October 26, 2009 I was watching the Daily Show with Jon Stewart the other day and, in between laughs, was forced, when confronted with witty and intelligent liberal satire, to bemoan the sad state of affairs when it…
Read more Europe / Obama / Politics / Social Commentary Obama & Nobel By Steve on October 11, 2009 Wow! So President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. Although everyone, including the President, is a little shocked at this little sudden turn, we really shouldn’t be. This follows the natural order of events surrounding…
Read more Film / Social Commentary Hollywood Hypocrisy By Steve on October 3, 2009 In 1977 famed actor and director Roman Polanski (who was 44 at the time) gave drugs & alcohol to a 13 year old girl while doing a photo shoot for Vogue. He proceeded to take…
Read more Christianity / Church Life / Social Commentary Why I’m into Organized Religion By Steve on September 20, 2009 When I was in the U.S. during August I was perusing the shelves of the local Bible book store. Ignoring the promotional display for the #1 book by Jon & Kate Gosselin on marriage and…