Rosalind Brodsky: The delusional time-traveler

The other day in a comment to the article Rituals, Pop Stars and Conspiracy Theory , someone called Freeman a conspiracy poet. Today brings ...

Bloggers unite for love and compassion

I received an email from BlogCatalog , one of those blog-indexing websites The Burning Taper joined. The email said: Thousands of bloggers ...

Rituals, pop stars and conspiracy theory

I'm often amused and/or baffled and/or intrigued by conspiracy theorists. It must be a constant adrenaline rush to be continuously afrai...

Pickens Star Lodge 150th anniversary commemorative coins available

Along with about 200 others, including many of the brethren's family members, I attended the 150th Anniversary get-together at my lodge ...

There must be some misunderstanding

As you've probably noticed, I enjoy quotations by famous people, as well as quotes from readers, pro and con, that express your opinions...

That which was found

I've just returned from a very enjoyable trip to Hartford, Connecticut. Though the trip was for business purposes, as the Gods and Godde...

Hate crime laws: Are they good for society?

In the past several years, legislation against "hate crimes" has been instituted across the country. Exactly what is a hate crime?...