Lionel Deimel’s Web Log

I am a Netflix subscriber. Unlike most subscribers, I not only stream material, but I also receive DVDs and Blu-ray disks. The option to get...

That this country has a problem of homelessness is well-known. It is a problem we have thus far chosen not to address. Removing homeless peo...

 I regularly watch the evening news on television. (And, no, this is not my sole source of news.) I am increasingly disgusted with the damag...

Schroeder showed up again today. (See my earlier post .) Perhaps a cold snap had something to do with his appearance. I put out cat food, an...

Many people claiming to be Christians argue that the United States is a “Christian nation,” even though our Constitution is decidedly secula...

I have never been completely satisfied with the text of the parable of the good samaritan. Luke 10:25–37 reads as follows in the New Revised...

From time to time, a cat will show up under my bird feeders. I’ve seen a calico a couple of times, and a black cat came by once. For the pas...

Although both stockholder and regulatory approval remain to be obtained, it appears that Canadian Pacific Railway will be allowed to acquire...

I am sick and tired of the obstructionism of Senators Manchin and Sinema. Speaker Pelosi is apparently going ahead with a vote on the Build ...

I purchased a new cell phone recently. Happily, most of what lived on my old phone was ported seamlessly to the new one. The transition was ...

No, you never get any fun Out of things you haven’t done.                            —Ogden Nash Objection to changing tax law is one of t...

I was cleaning my cats’ litter box when I got a call from an unknown number in a nearby area code. I was expecting calls from HVAC contracto...

The Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh conducted its annual convention yesterday via Zoom. We have used Zoom for conventions before, and we’re ...

I’ve been thinking about the current fight to protect access to abortions in this country. I frankly cannot understand why one’s pregnancy i...

 I love sandwiches. I have always loved sandwiches. I make sandwiches for myself often. My constructing a typical sandwich goes something li...

 I have always thought of myself as a morning person, but I have either been deluding myself or my body’s preferences have changed with age....

 

The ongoing pandemic offers Christians a number of objectives to pray for. I’m sure we all want to pray for the pandemic to simply go away, ...

The New York Times reported this afternoon: “Facebook and some of its apps, including Instagram and WhatsApp, appeared to go down at the sa...