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If You Have Ever Used The Word Fascism In A Sentence

Then you need to watch this show. Seriously.  Watch it.  It’s an hour long, and it details the efforts of a single lawyer who attempted to stop Hitler from rising to power.  If you have the guts – and I … Continue reading

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Didn’t Think I’d Be Writing This

Today, here, it’s the 12th of September.  Yesterday, the 11th, ten years after the date of the attacks (and if you don’t know which ones I’m talking about, skip reading this), I specifically didn’t want to think about it. But … Continue reading

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The Color of Language

A really cool study was done recently, looking into the impact of linguistic definitions of color and how they affect our brains during the development of color vision. In summary, when we are born, we don’t have color vision – … Continue reading

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Well, this is a little disturbing…

Libya, now in the hands of its own people, seems to be missing over 500 surface-to-air missiles, including 480 model SA-24s, which are the Russian analog to our Stinger missiles. These are man-portable devices, and they are capable of hitting … Continue reading

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The Greatest Mind of the 20th Century

If you can bear dealing with Internet Explorer and downloading the Silverlight plugin, there are a series of excellent lectures on science (specifically physics) by Richard Feynman.  You know that old question of “who would you want to meet from … Continue reading

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Religion and Society, sorry – no, they don’t mix.

Looky, a brainless pastor decides he knows all the answers!  A national registry for atheists!  Because, you see, it’s just like having a national registry for sex offenders. Should we pin a big “A” on our jackets, too, so we’ll … Continue reading

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Ron Paul exits Relevancy

There were plenty of other reasons why Ron Paul is unfit to be President of the United States (not the least of which is that he belongs to the Republican party – anyone who genuinely believes in a Libertarian platform … Continue reading

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And now for a little extra caution for your morning…

The 5.8 quake that hit the East Coast of the US this morning (happy homecoming, Todd!) was, thankfully, not a cause of major disaster. However, it very well could have been.  How so? The North Anna nuclear reactor, 50 miles … Continue reading

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Regarding the Libyan rebellion

An unrecognized link needs to be brought to light with regard to Libya.  Bear with me, we’ll get there. During the summer of 2010, an unprecedented drought and heat wave cruised across the Russian bread-basket.  That drought and heat wave … Continue reading

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Traitors-Are-Us

Or, more aptly, Traitors-Are-Texas. Which is about the right grammar structure for Texas’ school system, I’d think. What am I on about here…well, it’s this Rick Perry fellow.  You know, one of the folks who was just recently announced as … Continue reading

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