This is a time of the year when the phrase “luck of the Irish” is often heard. What “luck”? Except for the golden age before 1171 AD, and the “Celtic Tiger” years from 1990 to 2007, I would not wish the “luck of the Irish” on my enemies! The luck of the Irish, for most of these years, has been the English.
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Rong-Gong Lin II laments that what with the warm ocean waters, Southern California has lost its traditional ‘Mediterranean’ climate. On the contrary, what we are experiencing is the ‘Mediterranean’ climate of the ACTUAL Mediterranean! In a ‘Mediterranean’ climate, the summer or […]
A Complaint About Names: Two Rivers and a Road
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On Baptists: Some Thoughts
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