Archive for October, 2005

Wasp

Saturday, October 22nd, 2005

On Friday I had the unique opportunity to join Troy (my cousin) for family day on the USS Wasp (LHD-1). It is an multipurpose amphibious assault ship. I had a great time despite the prison-like conditions. One good thing about the Navy is that they serve corndogs (possibly the perfect food) on [...]

To Produce the Complex Good

Wednesday, October 19th, 2005

A merciful man aims at his neighbour’s good and so does ‘God’s will’, consciously co-operating with ‘the simple good.’ A cruel man oppresses his neighbour, and so does simple evil. But in doing such evil, he is used by God, without his knowledge or consent, to produce the complex good – so that [...]

Why I carry a gun

Monday, October 10th, 2005

There was a bank robbery very near my house this week. In fact, I took
this picture while sitting right next to the bank at the stoplight. Here
is the story. You can see from the map that if the suspect had fled that other way, he may have ended up outside my [...]