How very pleasant to say that! As a southern white male Christian I don't get many opportunities for it. Sadly, though, I'm only a victim of my own stupidity. I am having massive self-inflicted computer problems. I won't bore you with the details but suffice to say that I know how Wile E. Coyote feels in that moment when he realizes he has run off the edge of a cliff, but before he starts to fall. So if you are here for one of my weekly updates, it may be a day or two yet before they appear.

It's Memorial Day. Whatever you think of the war in Iraq, the people who are willing to put their lives on the line for their country deserve our respect. Here's what John Ruskin had to say about them. Say a prayer for them, and for all victims of war.