Author Archives: Randy Tayler

And there were some who died with fevers, which at some seasons of the year were very frequent in the land—but not so much so with fevers, because of the excellent qualities of the many plants and roots which God … Continue reading →

I’m exhausted, but I figured I had to do my civic duty before I go to sleep, and let my elected official know my feelings on their immigration bill — even though Senator Dayton is one of the bill’s sponsors. … Continue reading →

What is it? What do you think is the most beautiful phrase in English? For me, it is this one: There but for the grace of God, go I. Nobody’s sure who said it, but it’s most often attributed to … Continue reading →

But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. -Matthew 18:6 Last … Continue reading →

How do you handle it when you can’t get your child what they really want for Christmas? Do you prep them beforehand? Hope that they’re grateful for what they do get? Blame Santa? Throw finances to the wind and make … Continue reading →

A lady asks a gentleman what party he belongs to. He replies “My grandfather was a Republican, my father was a Republican, and I’m a Republican.” The lady is appalled. “What if your grandfather had been a horse-thief?” The gentleman … Continue reading →

[catch-phrase] –noun 1. a phrase that attracts or is meant to attract attention. [prop-uh-gan-duh] -noun 1. information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc. It’s election time again, which means … Continue reading →

(This is a continuation of this post on immigration issues in the United States. The first post discussed the need for open immigration rather than capped. This post will attempt to discuss the proper response to immigrants who are here … Continue reading →

Should We Stop Capping the Number of Immigrants We Allow in Each Year? Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, … Continue reading →

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof… -Amendment I, United States Constitution Earlier in 2010, we learned that imam Feisal Abdul Rauf had proposed a Muslim community center two blocks from … Continue reading →