Columns

What will Easter 2021 be like?

“Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.” — C.S. Lewis “Better safe than sorry” is an overriding theme for individuals, businesses and governments struggling with the current worldwide health crisis.

Spend quality time in self-quarantine

In addition to the truly grave aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, a first-world problem that parents all over America are facing — along with looking for a creative and non-abrasive substitute for toilet paper — is how to keep their children wholesomely occupied while schools are closed.

Suffering from magazine overload?

Since “Playboy” recently published its final print issue, and since I’m reading a biography of publishing magnate Conde Nast on my tablet, I felt it appropriate to share my misgivings about magazines.

The soul of America - revisited

The past two weeks have been quite extraordinary and truly unprecedented. The last week, particularly, has been very disruptive to the typical American Way of Life.

Forget social distancing, what’s happening is criminal

I got an email from the ACLU the other day. I have absolutely no idea how I got on their mailing list, since I’ve written column after column criticizing them for their positions on everything from representing accused terrorists to their problem with religion in the public square.

The dawn of spring; a sense of renewal

The dawn of spring; a sense of renewal The eternal promise of spring, the first daffodil, the tiny buds forming on the elm tree; a faint but distinct musical note from the mockingbird, serves to remind us of the cycle of life.

Baseball suspended, lackluster game won’t be missed

I may be in the minority, but Major League Baseball’s decision to suspend the season until at least mid-May doesn’t bother me. Long ago, as the game moved further away from the baseball I grew up with and loved, I became disenchanted with its direction.

Learning from my aunt’s polio experience

My Aunt Cecelia was just beginning the eighth grade when it happened. In late spring 1951, she came home from school with a high temperature, feeling very ill. The next morning, her legs gave out as she tried to get out of bed. By that evening, she was so weak she could barely move.

Prepare for the worst case

Two or three times a year, falling trees knock out power at my home, in a heavily wooded section of Central California. When outages stretch over several days food in our refrigerator goes bad, cell phones run down, and flashlight batteries fail.

The other virus to fear

There’s a virus threatening the health of America, all right. But it’s not new, not from a foreign country and it’s not the coronavirus. The virus Americans need to fear the most today is the political left.