Thought of the Day

Better Grumpy Than Dead

noreply@blogger.com (Stan Guthrie) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:13:00 +0000

That which does not kill me only makes me grumpier.

Rules for Living

noreply@blogger.com (Stan Guthrie) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:56:00 +0000

No.99: Decide where you're going before you get going.

God News

noreply@blogger.com (Stan Guthrie) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:33:00 +0000

Question: When is a diagnosis of a brain abscess good news?

Answer: When it's not inoperable brain cancer.

Praise God!

That New Yorker Cover

noreply@blogger.com (Stan Guthrie) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:33:00 +0000

What McCain should have said:

"I agree that it was unfunny and in poor taste. But it was satire, a form of protected speech. Mr. Obama should just ignore it, something Republicans have learned to do with the liberal media for years."

Fountain

noreply@blogger.com (Stan Guthrie) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:11:00 +0000

As someone who has rediscovered the health benefits of swimming in recent years, I can only watch in amazement as a 41-year-old has qualified for the U.S. Olympic swim team. Who says there is no fountain of youth?

Two Discordant Notes

noreply@blogger.com (Stan Guthrie) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:35:00 +0000

I was at a Fourth of July parade today. Amid all the patriotic music, the marching bands, and the candy thrown to children were only two discordant notes.

1. A gaggle of Obama supporters participated. One was holding up a sign that said (as I recall), "History begins today." As if! Talk about messianic hubris. The last group with that much arrogance was the Khmer Rouge, and we know how that turned out.

2. A group of "parents and friends of lesbians and gays" also marched. I find their attempt to mainstream an immoral lifestyle to be sad on a day given to patriotism and family. I know these folks love their kids, but that's not the issue. Quite apart from the issue of sexual orientation, it seems a bit weird to showcase the sexual lifestyle of their sons and daughters. How many parents of "straight" kids would be marching in a parade to tell complete strangers about their sexual lives? Gay or straight, isn't abstinence the standard at that age? Creepy.

Mortality

noreply@blogger.com (Stan Guthrie) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:37:00 +0000

Why are we mortals always surprised by our mortality?

Lowering the Bar

noreply@blogger.com (Stan Guthrie) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:00:00 +0000

Oh, for the days of $4 a gallon gas!

Tacky

noreply@blogger.com (Stan Guthrie) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:21:00 +0000

On a day when Barack Obama is trying to wrap himself in the flag, Wesley Clark, one of his key military supporters, questions the valorous service of one John McCain. How tacky. Obama couldn't hold McCain's rifle strap.

Wrong on the Right

noreply@blogger.com (Stan Guthrie) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:52:00 +0000

Many are declaring the death of the Religious Right. I think such reports are greatly exaggerated. While their style may have to change, their substance is necessary for our confused society.

No Kidding

noreply@blogger.com (Stan Guthrie) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:42:00 +0000

Kids lose their tempers frequently. Don't act like a kid.

Judges

noreply@blogger.com (Stan Guthrie) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:01:00 +0000

Last week the Supreme Court ruled that terrorism suspects have constitutional rights. Yesterday the justices decreed that those who rape children may not be executed. (Thank you, Anthony Kennedy, for allowing the liberal bloc to run roughshod over the Constitution and common sense.)

I think it's about time to make judges an issue in this campaign.

All Wet

noreply@blogger.com (Stan Guthrie) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:12:00 +0000

When it rains, you get wet. So why do they cancel swim lessons when it's raining?

Really New Atheists

noreply@blogger.com (Stan Guthrie) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:57:00 +0000

The New Atheism may not be all it's cracked up to be. A new survey says that one in five self-described atheists believes in God or a universal spirit. How are the New Atheists going to convince us there is no God when they can't even convince themselves?

Possibilities

noreply@blogger.com (Stan Guthrie) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:23:00 +0000

If everyone's mad at you, consider the possibility that you are doing something right. But, on the other hand, you might actually be doing something wrong. Or doing something right, but in the wrong way.

Chicago Weather

noreply@blogger.com (Stan Guthrie) — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:22:00 +0000

Don't like the weather in Chicago? Just wait. It will probably get worse.

Changing His Mind

noreply@blogger.com (Stan Guthrie) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:01:00 +0000

Barack Obama, in the midst of breaking all fund-raising records, has gone back on a pledge he made a few short months ago and now says he will not accept federal funds for his campaign (and the accompanying restrictions on how much he can spend). The move likely puts his erstwhile Republican opponent, John McCain, in a bind, since he is one of the primary architects of the current campaign finance restrictions. To compete with his rock star opponent, McCain may also have to turn down the whole federal funding regime, which he may have been counting on because of Obama's earlier pledge.

But I don't view Obama's flip-flop as the usual political expediency. I prefer to see it as change we can believe in.

Tiger's Wounded Knee

noreply@blogger.com (Stan Guthrie) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:29:00 +0000

Confirmation that Tiger Woods is human came as news to the rest of the PGA tour.

Push Yourself

noreply@blogger.com (Stan Guthrie) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:27:00 +0000

If you never push yourself, if you always do the safe thing, you'll never fail. Except at life.

Preaching to the Choir

noreply@blogger.com (Stan Guthrie) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:15:00 +0000

Sunday used to be known as a day of rest, but there is no resting from the campaign. Yesterday Brack Obama was back in church, not as a pew-sitter, but as a presidential candidate. Will MCCain get the same opportunity, or will he use the Lord's day somewhat differently?

Obama's message of personal responsibility aimed at irresponsible men is as welcome as it is late in coming. Mr. Obama, I suppose, will thank Bill Cosby for blazing the trail before him.

White Flag

noreply@blogger.com (Stan Guthrie) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:00:00 +0000

The Supreme Court this week ruled that terror suspects have a constitutional right to a federal trial.

Why don't we simply raise the white flag and get it over with?

No Trouble Now

noreply@blogger.com (Stan Guthrie) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:14:00 +0000

Having trouble getting motivated to pray? Put your daughter on a plane or send your son to camp.

Friends of Obama

noreply@blogger.com (Stan Guthrie) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:41:00 +0000

Another sleazy friend of Obama bites the dust. Apparently the agent of change we can believe in forgot to vet his vetter.

A Law Unto Themselves

noreply@blogger.com (Stan Guthrie) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:23:00 +0000

Among the just-released charges by a disgraced former NBA official is this one, that the refs give superstar players preferential treatment. This means that in pro basketball some are indeed above the law.

But I thought we already knew that.

Rules for Living

noreply@blogger.com (Stan Guthrie) — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:30:00 +0000

No 3: Apologize.