If you’re not yet past the dangerous fantasy that the radical elements in Islam are rather like the radical elements of any other world religion, I invite you to read this morning’s piece by Michael Knox Beran. The piece is different because rather than once again tiredly “proving” the obvious to a determinedly closed-minded sociocultural … Read more
I spent my first sustained time since the tornadoes volunteering at Good Shepherd this afternoon and evening. I cooked a little bit. I also spent some time in the donations area—unloading from our generous community, and just generally helping to keep things running smoothly. I quickly determined that there’s really no good reason for me … Read more
Here’s a good video and still montage someone has put together of some of the worst damage in Limestone County from last Wednesday’s horrendous thunderstorms and tornadoes. You can get looks at my friend BamaDan’s subdivision starting about 5:08 and about 8:08. I’m glad they’re wide shots, too, because you really need the panorama to … Read more