Rhetorical Outbursts

Hey everyone. Sorry we haven’t posted in such a long time. Mr. Ex has been busy at work & I’ve been busy homeschooling.

I thought this was an interesting article:

China has secretly fired powerful laser weapons designed to disable American spy satellites by “blinding” their sensitive surveillance devices, it was reported yesterday.

From the Jackson Sun:

“Very devastating” is how Bradford Police Chief Ollie Bond described the amount of damage that could have been done by explosive materials found behind a building on Old U.S. 45 East Thursday morning. Bond said police were still searching for the owner of the material Thursday afternoon.read more | digg story

I have no way […]

Just WOW! A doctor prescribed a sleeping pill to alleviate spasms in a young accident victim who had been in a Persistent Vegetative State for five years. Shortly after taking the medicine, the patient began talking to his mother. The effects appear to be temporary, but was a merciful blessing to these […]

I’d like to share a book that we discovered about a year after 9/11/01 called Fireboat. It’s the true story of an old fireboat commissioned in 1931. It saw the construction of the George Washington Bridge and Empire State Building. By 2001 it was very old and was destined for the scrapyard. But on 9/11 […]

Mr. Ex gave his account of 9/11/01 last year. Here’s mine:

We overslept so I didn’t follow the usual routine of turning on the radio and listening over breakfast. Mr. Ex called me from the car on the way to work about the first plane. My first thought was “That must have been […]

I do admire doctors and scientists for their learning. I am impressed by how much they understand God’s creation (whether they recognize the Creator or not). But I always enjoy this kind of story which shows just how little they really do know:

According to all the tests, the young woman was deep in […]

We awoke this morning to the news that Steve Irwin, founder of Australia Zoo and television personality, has died. Our son has been a huge fan of the “Crocodile Hunter” for several years and one day hopes to go to Australia and to Australia Zoo.

What can you say about this exuberant man? […]

This Ongoing War is usually interesting and informative and I would encourage everyone to check-in there on a regular basis. The last few posts have prompted me to mention them specifically.

First, Hezbollah has it’s own youth program. The only requirement for 10-15 year olds recruited for the “Mahdi Scouts” is that they be […]