Category: General

New WP feature: Snap

One thing I really like about using WordPress.com as a blogging platform is that the folks here are constantly rolling out new features. The latest one, Snap Preview Anywhere, is being beta-tested and this blog was fortunate to be one of the testers 🙂 Basically, if you hover on a link in a post, a … Continue reading New WP feature: Snap →

The Real Meaning of Christmas

OK, so I'm pretty sappy today. Here is another Christmas article I ran across that is worth sharing. The Real Meaning of Christmas A gift of kindness When I was visiting my sister in North Carolina this Thanksgiving, we began to discuss the commercialization of the Christmas holiday. This is a subject perennially dissected by … Continue reading The Real Meaning of Christmas →

The envelope

I received this via email a short while ago and wanted to share it. It's just a small white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no identification, no inscription. It has peeked through the branches of our tree for the past 10 years or so. It all began because my … Continue reading The envelope →

Happy holidays!

One of the things I enjoy doing during the season is to visit the Garden of Lights at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens, just outside my back door. I usually take a trip or two through the display, with my top down on my car and my radio tuned to a station playing Christmas music. Each … Continue reading Happy holidays! →

The Pulpit Speaks: December 23, 1961

An article written by my father, the Rev. C. Thomas Paige, as it appeared in the Tri-State Defender on the date shown. "And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, 'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, good will toward men.' " --- … Continue reading The Pulpit Speaks: December 23, 1961 →

Welcome to your world

So says Time Magazine in choosing YOU as the Person of the Year. Editor Richard Stengel makes a compelling case for choosing you - all of you, and me, too 🙂 - as the PoTY: ...individuals are changing the nature of the information age, ... the creators and consumers of user-generated content are transforming art … Continue reading Welcome to your world →

Rocket launched from Wallops Island

An Air Force rocket, carrying two small satellites, was launched today from Wallops Island. I don't have anything to add to the story - but it is a pretty cool picture 😉

Swift Boat, MoveOn fined for ’04 activities

The Federal Elections Commission announced yesterday that they have reached agreements with three 527s in connection with violations of federal campaign finance law during the 2004 presidential elections. Swift Boat Veterans and POWs for Truth has agreed to pay the largest civil penalty - $299,500. MoveOn.org will pay $150,000 and The League of Conservation Voters … Continue reading Swift Boat, MoveOn fined for ’04 activities →

The Pulpit Speaks: October 8, 1960

An article written by my father, the Rev. C. Thomas Paige, as it appeared in the Tri-State Defender on the date shown. "I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work." -- John 9:4 What is your most precious possession today? Many … Continue reading The Pulpit Speaks: October 8, 1960 →