A Buccaneer scholar is someone who takes responsibility for their own education. Continue reading →

Our hero awakes. Startled by the noise and the stranger in his room, he sits bolt upright in his bed. Continue reading →

Tell us what you really think Bruce DiA: More generally, which party do you find more credible when discussing America’s fiscal challenges? Mr Bartlett: The Republicans don’t have any credibility whatsoever. They squandered whatever they had when they enacted a … Continue reading →

I didn’t know the solo part in the middle so I made shit up. I fired the drummer. Continue reading →

I finally finished the third in the trilogy and what an odd trilogy it was. The Golden Compass started out as a straightforward fantasy novel for children borrowing heavily from Christian mythology with some witches and armoured bears for local … Continue reading →

A new day, a new trap… Hello! Son of Simon!

Whenever I get a comment from a stranger, I always agonize over whether to approve it. You see, my blog has a moderate first comment rule. The first time you leave a comment, I have to approve it. After that … Continue reading →

There’s an excellent 8 page article in today’s NY Times magazine that chronicles McCain’s stance on the Iraq War. It’s mostly positive – if you agree with McCain’s stance – and, since the liberal media is not doing it’s job … Continue reading →

Time for the talk soon. I’m going with this… Get married …buy a house …get properly settled in… furniture and so on… and wait for a bit make sure you eat properly – three hot meals a day. Then just … Continue reading →