5.18.2026

The Death of the West - Pat Buchanan - a review

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Death Of The West by Patrick J. Buchanan My rating: 3 of 5 stars Written back in 2002, as something of a screed against George W. Bush’s ...
5.16.2026

The Martian - a review

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The Martian by Andy Weir My rating: 2 of 5 stars I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and have watched it several times. Then I saw Project Ha...
4.30.2026

The Importance of Being Ernest - a book review

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  The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde My rating: 3 of 5 stars As my wife designs a logo for a community theater staging this s...
4.25.2026

Lessons in Marriage from Ballroom Dancing

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So my wife and I have been taking ballroom dancing classes on and off the last few months. Wow. First, I didn’t realize how out of shape I w...
4.20.2026

Project Hail Mary - a book review

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  Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir My rating: 3 of 5 stars I saw this Science Fiction movie on opening night in the theater (never saw a mo...
2.02.2026

Apply God's Word - Job 4

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We had a fun moment at family devotions tonight.   We were up to Job 4, and I kind of groaned, and said, Maybe we’ll just skip to the hi...
1.02.2026

Propaganda Girls - a Review

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Propaganda Girls: The Secret War of the Women in the OSS by Lisa Rogak My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book tells the tale of four restless ...
12.13.2025

Judgment of the Nephilim - a Review

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Judgment Of The Nephilim by Ryan Pitterson My rating: 2 of 5 stars This book was recommended by Doug Wilson a year or 2 ago, but it's...

Good Poems - a review

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Good Poems, American Places by Garrison Keillor My rating: 1 of 5 stars This book would better be titled "Mediocre Poems." I go...
10.19.2025

Undaunted Courage - a book review - Lewis and Clark

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  Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West by Stephen E. Ambrose My rating: 4 of 5 star...
8.31.2025

On Fascism, the New Right, and the Decline of the Liberal Order

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There seems to be a seismic shift happening politically.   Away from the classical liberal, internationalist order of the last 80 years or s...

The Wizard of Oz - book review

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum My rating: 2 of 5 stars With my wife trying out for a part in this play soon, I got intereste...
7.04.2025

Planet Narnia - a review

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Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis by Michael Ward My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve been immersed in Narnia f...
3.31.2025

Saving Leonardo - a Review

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Saving Leonardo: A Call to Resist the Secular Assault on Mind, Morals, and Meaning by Nancy R. Pearcey My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve long ...

Watership Down - a Review

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  Watership Down by Richard Adams My rating: 3 of 5 stars I’ve had this book for years. My kids read it way before I did. I finally got ...