250th Independence Day, July 4, 2026
“For the first time in weeks the valley was quiet, without the thunder of gunfire. Only the rattle of drums and shouted commands broke the silence, and in the American Continue Reading →
Star differs from star in glory…
(1) Is the Church of England in a Death Spiral? (The Catholic Thing) (2) In the Heaven of Knowing: Dante’s “Paradiso” (The Imaginative Conservative) “Place functions as an index and Continue Reading →
Weekend 680.1
(1) What Happened to the Cox .049? (YouTube) (2) Saying goodbye to Aqueduct Racetrack (“The Big A”) after an iconic 132-year run: The last horse to win today at “The Continue Reading →
Weekend 680.0 (Trains, Terminals, and Waypoints)
Found a great train store outside Raleigh called Nick’s Trains when I was travelling last week. I didn’t spend a ton of money, but I did find an R.454 Mk Continue Reading →
Weekend 679.0 (CRS-402)
(1) 10 Fantasy Movies Without a Single Flaw (Collider) (2) The bells of St. Joseph’s Abbey in Spencer, MA. The audio was ripped from Festum Mariae Assumptae: Cistercian Chant (1957). Continue Reading →
Almost Midweek Omnibus
(1) Kingdom Hearts 4 fans keep waiting, but Square Enix may finally be showing why (Polygon) (2) Sir John Swan (1935-2026): A man of the people (The Royal Gazette)
1984 was published on this day in 1949
(1) The Orwell Foundation: Celebrating 75 years of 1984
Weekend 678.0
Let’s start here. Scan from the Official Guide New York World’s Fair 1964/1965. (1) NYRA to celebrate the Big A on Closing Weekend June 27-28
Why AI is so dangerous
I just read the Magnificat editorial for June by Father Philip Nolan and there’s something in it that very indirectly alludes to the risks of AI. He writes: “It is Continue Reading →