Familism today

Frankly, we've been disappointed in the media's sense of anti-clericalism this year. It's like they forgot to put some thought behind their impressive but reactive efforts two years ago. Then we found this piece from Seattle. (Also known as the other antipode of I-90.) One more reason we believe we should really consider moving there.

Yet there seems to be some irony in the reference to The Ballad of Reading Gaol, one of the greatest anti-capital-punishment screeds ever crafted.