Monthly Archives: February 2012

Quote for the Day

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

If you don’t know history, it’s as if you were born yesterday. If you were born yesterday, then any leader can tell you anything. –Howard Zinn

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Don’t Worry

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

People worry about the oddest things. In an era when Americans are living longer than at any point in their history, a lot of them worry that their food and the electronic devices in their homes are somehow conspiring to … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

There are some oddities in the perspective with which we see the world. The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 … Continue reading →

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Sin Groupies

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

Christians of a liberal bent criticize their brothers and sisters in the religious right for not caring about the poor. Christians on the conservative side of the aisle chastise their left wing colleagues for being weak on sexual immorality. Yet, … Continue reading →

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Putting Words in People’s Mouths

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

I am puzzled. I found an article that argued very forcefully that Jesus, without a doubt, would vote for the Democratic Party candidate for President–if he was a United States citizen today. Shortly afterwards, I came upon an article that … Continue reading →

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50 Years of Americans in Orbit

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

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Quote for the Day

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

Cats understand our feelings. They don’t care, but they understand. –unknown

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The Cat

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

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Quote for the Day

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

I’m a bit of a grinder. Novels are very long, and long novels are very, very long. It’s just a hell of a lot of man-hours. I tend to just go in there, and if it comes, it comes. A … Continue reading →

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Coffee

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

As ubiquitous as coffee is today, its use is a relatively recent innovation in human affairs. The Romans and all those born in the first eight hundred years after the time of Jesus never got to “wake up and smell … Continue reading →

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