Your Tatler is a newbie Catholic, embracing the full Catholic faith only fifteen years ago. He had extensive instruction, seven months devoted to reading the following: the entire Catechism, copious Papal bulls and encyclicals, large portions of Scripture, a bit of Canon Law and more. Additionally, a number of written essays were required. When heContinue reading “The Continuing and unending catechizing of the Taos Tatler.”
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Parodying the Babylon Bee and a sad lament.
Gooder and harder, as the Instapundit says. Everyone’s favorite mock news site (except liberals’s, perhaps) has been outdone by reality. The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition* has instructed its members not to report bicycle thefts to the police. Why, you ask? Here’s why. From PM. San Francisco crime has skyrocketed since 2020 and bike theft has grown into an epidemicContinue reading “Parodying the Babylon Bee and a sad lament.”
One might suspect Don Lemon was not prepared for this.
An exceptionally less than exceptional newsreader gets his comeuppance. Particularly enjoyable, the ever-so-slightly superior tone in her voice. Thanks to GWR. UPDATE: From For What it’s Worth. Nigerian journalist and novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani writes that one of her ancestors sold slaves, but argues that he should not be judged by today’s standards or values.Continue reading “One might suspect Don Lemon was not prepared for this.”
Our deplorable Catholic English.
Domine non est dignus. A recurring thought yesterday watching the services for the Queen Elizabeth was the extraordinary beauty of the language used. Your Tatler is no stranger to it as he was brought up in the Episcopal Church before they ruined the Book of Common Prayer, not to mention the Church itself, in theContinue reading “Our deplorable Catholic English.”
The Queen is dead. God save the King.
Your Tatler rose early this morning to catch some of the services for the late Queen Elizabeth II. They turned out to be so compelling and moving he watched all six hours of them. The British have a special talent for putting on large scale precision public ceremonies that also manage to display warmth andContinue reading “The Queen is dead. God save the King.”
The gentle art of proofreading . . .
. . . is a lost one at the Washington Post.
Sometimes the headline alone is all one needs to read.
Two more years, minimum. Bickerstaff wonders if Biden fils will be tagging along with papa to London for the funeral. Maybe score some action before, during and after?
The Tatler welcomes a new neighbor.
There is a certain resemblance . . . . . . but not determined yet if related to Jeff Goldstein (see previous post).
Jeff Goldstein, c’mon, please stop sugar-coating it.
Tell us what you really think. John Fetterman is but a bulbous blight, the symptom of a far more entrenched cancer on the body politic. He has vowed to be the 51st vote to end the filibuster — and with it, any remaining protections of a minority increasingly cast as enemies of the authoritarian neo-feudalContinue reading “Jeff Goldstein, c’mon, please stop sugar-coating it.”
Let us also remember the late Prince Philip.
And his acerbic wit. As we mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth, let us also recall Bickerstaff’s favorite royal next to the Queen, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinborough. He was often accused of putting his foot in his mouth with his wildly inappropriate, often insulting remarks. While they were both those things, they were hardlyContinue reading “Let us also remember the late Prince Philip.”
THE TAOS TATLER. 