Sunday Morning Musings

The Jeffrey Epstein case is a festering wound on America's justice system, exposing a crisis where powerful figures may evade accountability. With over 300 gigabytes of evidence—videos, logs, and more—reportedly held by the DOJ, their July 7, 2025, claim of no "client list" or actionable leads raises questions of a cover-up to shield elites. The public's demand for transparency is met with silence, fueling distrust in a system that often protects the rich and powerful.

Once upon a time, long ago, there existed a people conceived in liberty. They believed their freedom came from natural rights gifted by nature's God. They understood the natural order of the world—an order so complete and self-sustaining that it could not have been random or meaningless, an order governed by the laws of nature. Because they believed in the laws of nature, they also believed in a lawmaker beyond the natural world—God.

Inherit the Wind (circa 1960) is a dramatization of the famous Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925, when John Scopes, a high school teacher, was charged with violating the Butler Act by teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. The prosecution's argument rested on an overzealous interpretation of the Bible that allowed no debate or discussion from those they viewed as outside influences. The defense argued that the right to think was on trial. The Butler Act, passed in 1925, prohibited teaching any theory that denied the biblical account of human creation. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sought a test case to challenge the law, and Scopes, a substitute teacher, agreed to be prosecuted after teaching evolution from a textbook. 

There is something about the outside of God that is good for the inside of man. One might ask, "What is the meaning of this declaration?" Well, this is my take from a cowboy’s point of view.

"Be a man, son—be a man!"

As I reflect on the tradition of Father's Day, it dawned on me that maybe we as fathers should take time out today and ask ourselves, what does it truly mean to be a father? To answer this, I turn to the ultimate example—the Father of all Creation. When Jesus' disciples asked, "how do we pray?" He offered them the Lord's Prayer: "Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil."

I do not pretend to understand any of the mathematics behind Quantum Physics. After all, I am just a plodding grease monkey and high school dropout; the mathematics of quantum physics is as foreign to me as a distant galaxy. Yet, despite my educational limits, I find myself captivated by its mysteries. Quantum theory, with its strange particles and unseen realms, offers a glimpse into the origins of our universe and what keeps it humming. It's a puzzle that sparks scientific curiosity and spiritual wonder, inviting us to ask: What lies beneath it all?

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"Uva Uvam Vivendo Varia Fit"

We Don't Rent Pigs

My musing today revolves around the movie Lonesome Dove and the cryptic sign Gus scrawled on some old boards he tacked together to advertise their otherwise visually unprepossessing Hat Creek Cattle Company. There is a scene in the movie when Capt. Call and Gus were bantering back and forth about Gus insisting on bringing the decrepit old sign along on their cattle drive to Montana. It went as follows:

Woodrow: That was a dang stupid thing to do–bringing that old sign along–you'll have us the laughingstock of the whole country–with that–we don't rent pigs part.