Don’t tug on Superman’s cape

This dude is a badass. Strong grip, too.
NAIROBI - A 73-year-old Kenyan grandfather reached into the mouth of an attacking leopard and tore out its tongue to kill it, authorities said Wednesday.
Peasant farmer Daniel M’Mburugu was tending to his potato and bean crops in a rural area near Mount Kenya when the leopard charged out [...]

Oh, to be in England

Not to long ago I asked what happened to England. Theodore Dalrymple answers in It’s This Bad.

The Virtue of Hate

An interesting article in First Things, The Virtue of Hate, compares Christian and Jewish notions of forgiveness.

overheard in passing

The letter is quoted from SteynOnline.
Your Irish correspondent, Brian Barrington wrote, “Muslims might be prepared to listen to a measured well-intentioned critique from a non-Muslim.”
My sister attends a small church in London Ontario. They have, for the last decade been sponsoring Christian refugees from the Sudan. One of the Sudanese women from her church lived [...]

Just like Heaven

One mark of a good song is that there are great covers because the song begs to be covered. By that standard, Amazing Grace rules. Another one I like is Just Like Heaven. The Cure did a bunch of versions, and Dinosaur Jr. did the Fear and Loathing version, pure genius. I had never heard [...]

I am not worthy

The Cheerful Oncologist is the blog of a doctor who can throw down fine prose, and has some hellaciously good stories. Check it out.
On a related note, the WordPress software I use to run this site has a page called the Dashboard. One of the things the Dashboard does is show inbound links. I saw [...]