William Roddy

One word leads to another, as does one discovery. Following up on a mention of the Sumerian civilization, I tried to track down some cohesive and coherent thread of understanding, but found myself wading in a morass of gods and daemons, and ultimately staring blankly at Genesis 6:5-6. “. . . there were giants in [...]

President Obama likes to think of himself as another John F. Kennedy, while many of his policies have been the exact opposite of the president who challenged the country with the famous, “Ask not what your country can do for you, as what you can do for your country.” In another un-Kennedy-like policy decision, Obama [...]

The Obama administration has begun to look at possibilities for new locations where they can hold the trials of KSM and friends, now that congress has promised to de-fund the trials if they are to be held in New York. I suggest they (whomever “they” are, in the Obama administration) move the venue to Florida [...]

In one of the most sensationally stupid moves of the Obama administration, Richard Reid, the infamous, convicted “shoe bomber,” serving time in the Colorado Supermax prison, was moved out of the isolation wing and into the general prison population. Worst fears realized, he, with his celebrity among the worst criminals in the world, has the [...]

U.N.’s Global Warming Report Under New Attack for Rainforest Claims

Click on this video link and hear an actual announcement that is being played in some schools in Australia. SCHOOL ANSWERING MACHINE MESSAGE (click to play) Sometimes, don’t you just wish . . . .

Tonight, Oregon voters approved Measures 66 and 67, which raise taxes on the wealthy and on businesses. This makes Oregon’s taxes higher than those in California, which has, if not the highest, among the highest. What will be left will be for the wealthy and the businesses to move to other states where there are [...]

The Navy’s Domestic Secret

One of my first cousins recently tried to reconnect with me, via email. Our contact, over the past 50 years, has been minimal. I responded rudely, with my usual ridiculous suspicion and self-defensiveness. He, however, replied with grace and dignity. Then he recounted his own personal history in a sort of matter-of-fact way, and I [...]

Why is it that Terry Pratchett has sold 50 million books, world-wide, and is still writing, but I have yet to meet one single person who has read him, except myself (whom I’m still meeting)? He’s the worlds preeminent satirist and humorist, and I firmly believe that the answer to every question in the Multiverse [...]

Dismal isn’t a word one gets to use very often. But I finally found enough courage to fling open the massive curtains on on the windows of our hotel room in Reno and found that “dismal” was the first word that sprung to mind. The mountains are not in evidence, having been hidden behind a [...]

Humans Might Have Faced Extinction 1 Million Years Ago This is an interesting article. I am of the school that believes evolution and God are not mutually exclusive. I know this upsets some of my good friends. I, on the other hand, believe it’s just impossible for us to comprehend the infinite with finite brains. [...]

SEALS On Trial (Video) Please watch this video. And please support the SEALS. They’re the bravest of the brave, the best of the best.

Here it is, and it would be commedic, if it weren’t so indicative: President Obama, appearing before a group of kindergärtners, complete with his teleprompter. (Pic from breitbart.com) So, who was the appearance really for, Mr. President? (The Secret Service guy in the background is to protect the president from the class bully.)

Heavy snowfall prevents traffic on Transcaucasian Highway

Death Wish: Why Are We So In Love with the Apocalypse?

Remember when Ronald Reagan was president? We also had Bob Hope and Johnny Cash…. Now we have Obama….. No hope and no cash.

We took a chance on the break in the weather and drove to Reno this morning. We had no problems. I need to begin with the tooth extraction process. One tooth in particular is effecting the bone and hurts. There’s a lot of sports betting going to today, particularly with the pre-Super Bowl game, so [...]

From the TV show, “In Plain Sight” (a program with some incredibly unique dialog): The character, MARY, says: “People talk too much; people think too much. We’re all village idiots enamored with our shadows, oblivious to the setting sun.”

Candlelight at the end of the day. Clouds and stars get in the way, and the last of the night, of the night before, giving me your night, I’ll give you my day. Times are a watch broken and torn, time is a light before we were born. Born of the moon, tender light, not [...]

We thought we’d get a break from the snow today, but this morning it was coming down as hard as ever. I’m beginning to get cabin fever. When I was young, I longed for days like today, but now that I’m old, my bones cry out for warmth.

U.N. Climate Change Expert Cites More Errors in Report

(Thank God I’ve never had to write a letter like this to any of my kids OR grandkids. I am blessed with a truly remarkable family. But it seems like at least one grandpa isn’t so lucky.) John is 63 years old and owns his own business. He is a life-long Republican and sees his [...]