The end is near. Are you ready? Will you be found in obedience when the Master returns? Are you holy, set apart from the ways of the world? Does the whole of your life belong the Lord alone? Will ישוע (Jesus) the King recognize you as His servant? Time is short. Now is the time to make your chosen allegiance clear for all time.

I just added a new quotation to TC's rotation.

A man's mind is no place for a woman.

It's a well known joke among men, though women interpret it wrongly every time. Don't ever ask a man what he's thinking. Explaining this as nicely as possible, avoiding the harsh light of full revelation, the brutality of men's thoughts offends the sensibilities of women. » read more »

A modicum of justice occurs, here in GA, as a matter of fact.

CANTON, Ga. - Ron Tripodo has lived in Canton's Bridgemill subdivision for two years. For most of that time he has been involved in a flagpole fight. The 16-foot tall fixture hasn't flown well with the Bridgemill Homeowners Association.

"I got a letter saying, 'Take your flag down. You can put it in your backyard' and I just refused to do it," Tripodo. » read more »

How can parents say they love their children when they do this to them?

We're at his classroom. We're supposed to leave right away. They told us that in Parents' Orientation. They said hanging around only makes it worse. It couldn't be any worse. Robby is fighting panic, asking questions, stalling to keep us there, tears running quietly down his cheeks.

"How many hours will it be?" he asks. » read more »

On a thread about politically paid bloggers*, one commenter noted:

It is near [sic] impossible to change people's political ideologies, and it is completely impossible to change the ideology of people when you insult them.

Au contraire. » read more »

TuscanyCircle is undergoing some aesthetic changes today. Enjoy the show.

Update: The changes are mostly done now. I expect to fix some minor issues as I encounter them. Feel free to let me know of problems you see. For the most part, though, the new look is now in place. You may have to reload/refresh the page or possibly purge your browser's cache to see the new look intact.

Nealz Nuze explores what's in store for our nation's future.

PrezBo is officially vacationing in Martha's Vineyard. So a local paper sent an intern out to the streets to ask teenagers around Martha's Vineyard what they would ask Barack Obama if they ran into him. Here we go with some of the responses ..

Taylor, 13, Rhode Island » read more »

These people are definitely not terrorists by any stretch of the imagination. They may be thieves, but they're definitely not terrorists. It's even arguable that the RICO Act does not apply to them, if there's no actual racketeering or organized crime (the unconstitutionality of the RICO Act notwithstanding). » read more »

Almost unanimously, economists express great fear of a deflationary scenario, yet they're all wrong. This is not surprising since their economic worldviews are all wrong. Frank Shostak does a great job proving Bernanke an idiot, albeit much more kindly than I would. » read more »