A Little Sense

As those in the know are aware, Nib Manor is in California. And California is in a deep, deep hole that goes beyond finances. The pit that is the state is the result of monetary, cultural and social decay.
The legislators and the governor of the state, in the constant pursuit of votes so that they don't actually have to work for a living, have ignored the state's problems. In fact, whores that they are, they have pandered to those who are bringing down the state.
Victor Davis Hanson, a much more intelligent and better educated man than this writer, sees the problem with the state, and almost despairs:
Works and Days » The Remains of a California Day
The ever lovely Lady Nib, back in the day, was a Joni Mitchell fan. She says that she liked the way Ms Mitchell "rocked out." Your faithful correspondent, while not a fan of Ms Mitchell, appreciated her singing and wordplay.
Here is an article in which Ms Mitchell states what she thought was the moment was when popular music declined. And this writer cannot help but agree:
Music - News - Joni Mitchell: "Madonna is like Nero" - Digital Spy

Read This

If you have a few minutes, take the time to read the following:
The Old Jarhead: I'm Tired

Consider This

Consider this:
Our American Catharsis - Victor Davis Hanson - National Review Online

When Life Made Sense

As regular readers of this blog are well aware, the ever lovely Lady Nib and I are Christians of what, in Great Britain, used to be known as of the Non-Conformist sort. In other words, Protestants, but not Anglicans.
Recently this writer came across a bit of film on YouTube showing General William Booth's (the founder of the Salvation Army) funeral procession through the streets of London in 1912.
It surprised this writer that the crowd lining the streets was as large as it was. And he compared it to the funeral procession for Princess Diana and found something troubling.
General Booth was a private man who, in a sense, changed the world. Princess Diana was a royal who was the object of gossip and mindless adoration by the same people who look to Madonna for their political and social opinions.
General Booth's funeral was not sponsered by the government. Princess Diana's was sponsered by the state.
The turn out for General Booth's funeral was the result of love and respect by the populace. For Princess Diana the turn out was excited by curiousity and the desire to attend an event.
Our society has become one addicted to celebrity instead of true goodness and greatness.
Here is the link to General Booth's funeral procession. Ask yourself as you watch it if such a turn out would be matched by any contemporary Christian leader:
YouTube - The Salvation Army - William Booth's funeral