Let me start by saying that this isn't meant to inspire a big political debate.Nor is it meant to be an endorsement of Mitt Romney.I'm just wondering how it would be received if he just came out and said, "So I'm rich; what of it? I earned it. I've invested it. I've guarded it. I've sheltered it. I've done everything that you would have done if you had made the money that I've made.""I know how to make money and I know how to run a business. I know that this is not a business that can be bought and sold. There will be no mergers or take overs....
Monday, 30 January 2012
I have become less and less regular about posting at Out of My Hat.But if you read regularly (or irregularly as my posts are irregular), you already know that.Oddly enough, in a couple of weeks I'll be standing before my writing club to talk about ... blogging.Over the course of the next few days I'll be re-examining why I chose to start this blog, how it has evolved over the past few years and why I continue to publicly rant/preach/write/share about whatever might come to mind.I know that many of my readers are also fellow bloggers (or former...
Monday, 23 January 2012
It's been said that numbers don't lie.Here are four conflicting graphs that I've seen recently posted on Facebook. It's nice when person can find the one that supports their view and ignore the rest. But where is the truth and how can you know who to trust?You can look to the source (where available) and see that very few sites are neutral. These all have political bias to the right or left. Just remember, the truth you're being told...
Friday, 20 January 2012
Yeah, yeah! I know that I've said that I would try to avoid posts that are about religion and politics; and yet, here we are with another post that will invoke groans (at the very least) and perhaps a desire to leave some strong comments defending opposing views.If you have been reading Out of My Hat for very long, you already know that I am a born-again follower of Jesus.Politically, I have described my self as a moral conservative, fiscal conservative and a social liberal (a definition that fits many of my Democrat friends). I have belonged to...
Monday, 16 January 2012
It is January 16 and the temps in Southwest Missouri hit an unseasonable 68 degrees today (that's 20C for my non-American friends)! Of course, it is January and it is Missouri so the forecasted 19F (-7C) for tomorrow night should be no surprise.I had a great weekend. I hope that all of you did, as well. Some big surprises in the football world; and also some not so surprising results. Green Bay and New Orleans are both out of the Superbowl running. So is Denver and Tim Tebow. Since I'm not a big football fan, I really don't care. What I do care...
Saturday, 14 January 2012
I'm not a big NFL fan.Back in the day, I was a Minnesota Viking fan. Now "back in the day" was the day of the Purple People Eaters. That was a long time ago and I can't say that I've followed the game much since. I hadn't even seen the famed Tim Tebow play (except for a few ESPN highlight clips) until last weekend.Oh, I've heard the hype and know the story of his exceptional college career. I've heard the haters hate and the Christians proclaim him as a modern day prophet. Most people have heard of Tim Tebow. His name is brought up in conversations...
Friday, 13 January 2012
Blogging this morning from the kitchen table of my son's place in Chicago IL.It's cold (it's mid January in Chicago) and Chicago is shoveling out from its first significant snowfall this winter. I am so glad that we were here to experience it -- NOT!We're enjoying a short visit with the kids. We keep them out late and then they get up for work in the morning and we sleep in. Paybacks are sweet!Last night we had dinner at Scoozi's and then enjoyed an evening at the iO Chicago Theater. The improve was good entertainment and we all laughed a lot....
Thursday, 5 January 2012
I imagine that most of the decorations are down and packed away for next year's Christmas celebration. As I read the posts and statuses of packing away Christmas I can almost feel the relief from Christians and non-Christians alike, that Christ can get packed away for the next 11 months.It seems that for the month of December, we get all huffy about proclaiming the Christ of Christmas and then go back to living Christ-less lives until next year. I'm not saying that we completely forget about the Christ of Christmas; I'm just saying that we're perfectly...
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