LARGETONY Blog

You always see it in books and movies. Some young mother somewhere gives birth not realizing that the blessed event will ultimately lead to some conflict, battle, or war. Think “Harry Potter.” Think “Star Wars,” Think New Testament. But “Harry Potter” and “Star Wars” have endings…or at least will eventually. But for more the two [...]

I decided a few days ago that I would not write anything about the Katrina disaster in New Orleans because a lot of people were posting about it on their blogs and I really had nothing new to add, and they were all saying it better than I would have anyway. Also, I didn’t want [...]

Sam and Jack were best buds. They did practically everything together. They talked alike. They dressed in the same colors. They went to each others parties. They were tight. They were pretty much inseparable at “The Orb,” a nightclub where they hung out.
As much as Sam and Jack were alike, they were easy to tell [...]

The Pentagon is shutting down a bunch of military bases and downsizing. Some personnel will be absorbed into other bases, but there is going to be a net loss of people working for army, navy, air force, and marines. While I can’t say that I’m a big proponent of military action, I do believe that [...]

Unless you are Rip Van Winkle, you probably know or, at least have heard about, the shootings at the court house in Atlanta, Georgia on Friday where a defendant in a rape trial overpowered a deputy, took her gun, shot her, then shot and killed a judge and court reporter, then another deputy, leading to [...]

I’m always a day or two behind the news, so you have probably already heard that Charles, Prince of Wales is going to marry his longtime love and former mistress Camilla Parker Bowles. But that’s not the news I’m talking about. I’m talking about the fact that The Bush2 White House has announced that when [...]

For people who believe in God, it is pretty universally agreed that God is a guy. I am talking about the Christian God, of course. Although no one has seen him…at least no one that I know…he is generally depicted as an old guy with a snowy white beard and flowing robes. Our Father is [...]