Category: politics

• A NOT SO FRIENDLY GAME OF CHESS

  Is the United States falling into an ISIS trap? Maybe if we played more chess and less golf we’d figure that out.

  Jamie Greening

  September 22, 2014

  blogging, Culture, politics

  beheaded journalists, Beheading, Chess, ISIL, ISIS, Poker, Putin, Strategy, terrorists, Trap

• OPINION POLL–MEATLESS MONDAYS

  First, let me admit my bias and prejudice.  I love meat.  I love steak.  I love chicken.  I love pork.  I love seafood and fish.  Lamb, duck, goose, turkey, alligator, and so much more.  If it walks or flies or swims, chances are good I’d like to taste it, or maybe smother it in chili,…

  Jamie Greening

  September 15, 2014

  All, blogging, Culture, Food, politics

  Austin, chicken, Food, lamb, meat, meatless mondays, opinion poll, poll, steak, The Austin-American Statesman, Todd Staples, vegans, vegetarian

• UPDATE ON MY DAUGHTER’S FOOLISH SCHOOL

  Institutions sometimes just do not make any sense at all. To wit, some of you will remember my blog post from two weeks ago as I described the orientation for my daughter’s high school.  You can read the whole thing by clicking here, but for the point of today’s update, all you need to know…

  Jamie Greening

  September 4, 2014

  blogging, Books, Culture, politics

  agendas, day planners, education, high school orientation, institutions, schools, technology

• TERRORIST–A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT (THE MORE YOU KNOW)

  I should be working right now.  I am about 30k words into a new novel that is, IMHO, awesome. But before I get to work today, I wish to perform a public service.  I need to help the various news agencies with a bit of editing.  As a writer, and before that as a pastor/theologian,…

  Jamie Greening

  August 21, 2014

  All, Culture, politics, Writing

  extremists, fighters, James Foley, jihadist, media, militants, news, public service announcement, terrorist, terrorists