by Nathan Reed | Mar 31, 2014 | Blog, current news, politics, random interests, technology
More than 38% of adults and 45.5% of children live in households without a land-line telephone, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That means two in every five U.S. homes, or 39%, are wireless, up from 26.6% three years ago. Moreover, a scant 8.5% of...
by Nathan Reed | Feb 4, 2014 | Blog, current news, politics
I didn’t watch the Super Bowl. I’ve not seen any of the commercials. Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the...
by Nathan Reed | Feb 22, 2013 | Blog, politics, Quotes - In and Out of Context
David Foster Wallace would have been 51 yesterday. So often we talk about how freedom empowers us — less often, we think about the obligations freedom conveys. I love this quote by Wallace: The really important kind of freedom involves attention, and awareness,...
by Nathan Reed | Dec 29, 2012 | Blog, church, current news, government, politics
I think I believe in getting what we deserve; getting that for which we work. I believe in a fundamental “fairness”. I also know that, as my father said, “life isn’t fair”. I also believe, as a Christian, that I am totally undeserving of...
by Nathan Reed | Dec 23, 2012 | Blog, church, current news, government, politics
For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. His authority shall grow continually, and there shall be endless peace for the throne of...
by Nathan Reed | Dec 17, 2012 | Blog, current news, government, politics
I watched Gov. Mike Huckabee on Facebook answer “Where is God?”. I read some of the comments. I’ve read and watched responses from “the left” (wherever that is) and “the right” (presumably the opposite of the left). Where is...