People We Should Know #30 – Kayla Mueller

Posted on August 28, 2016August 28, 2016 by bfaure 1 Comment

A very ancient practice in humanity is veneration of those that come before. In the catholic church, the process of veneration occurs after a person is gone, and the sum total of their life experiences upon reflection appear in retrospect to have elevated them beyond others who have lived as exemplary in their sanctity or […]... Read More

Pivots, Principles, and Pundits

Posted on August 20, 2016 by bfaure 1 Comment

In one of the most dispiriting contests for leadership of a great nation since Otho displaced Galba, the 2016 election continues along its unmerry way. In a not so epic battle between an implacable prevaricator and a self amused charlatan, the nation sheds its weary tears. 2016 could be the epochal election where whoever wins, the […]... Read More

The Dog Days of August

Posted on August 7, 2016August 7, 2016 by bfaure Leave a comment

The blessed gift of summer, warm, long days and star filled nights, with the nature’s bounty in full bloom, is brief but treasured paradise for every midwesterner. August then arrives, and the buildup of heat begins to linger, with more muggy humidity and flying bugs, more substantial thunderstorms, and the first hint of the etherial […]... Read More

Ramparts of Civilization

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Month: August 2016

People We Should Know #30 – Kayla Mueller

Pivots, Principles, and Pundits

The Dog Days of August