Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring

Jesu, joy of man’s desiring
Holy wisdom, love most bright

Drawn by Thee, our souls aspiring
Soar to uncreated light

Word of God, our flesh that fashioned
With the fire of life impassioned
Striving still to truth unknown
Soaring, dying round Thy throne

To the Press: SHAME ON YOU!

Badgering and badgering the poor man until he had to issue a statement on a purely private matter between his wife and him.

Without the press scrutiny they might have been able to resolve their issues and we would have been none the wiser (and still no need to be wiser).

I pray that Tiger and Elin can find the best solution for them and I think the Press should just leave them the hell alone.

Via Walter Olson at Overlawyered:

The Christmas Tree in Poole, Dorset, UK (Times)

The 33ft structure turned out to be their Christmas tree, designed according to the principles of health and safety, circa 2009.

Thus it has no trunk so it won’t blow over, no branches to break off and land on someone’s head, no pine needles to poke a passer-by in the eye, no decorations for drunken teenagers to steal and no angel, presumably because it would need a dangerously long ladder to place it at the top.

And at only 28 times the cost of a real Norwegian Spruce. Better yet, plant a Norwegian Spruce in the square and use it again and again and it will absorb carbon dioxide as well!

Via Instapundit Taxprof lets us know that the White House party crashers are having some tax troubles.

That makes them doubly-triply welcome in the White House doesn’t it?