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Pooper Scoopers Following the horses |
sbroadway reminds me that this week (October 4) is the traditional date for the followers of St. Francis to bless animals. Seems to me there's a natural call to ministry here for guys like the above, from the 2006 Monroe Co. Festival Parade. (You can dress 'em in brown robes and cowls, if it makes you feel more religious.) One of the achievements of The Lord of the Rings is its complicated narrative architecture. Stories are interlaced and we follow, now this sub-plot,…
The consensus opinion among Tolkien critics -- including those who greatly admire his work -- is that The Lord of the Rings is slow to get going,…
The institutions of the Roman Republic have cast a long shadow over western government. Even our Founders paid close attention to the Roman model,…
