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The Grander Canyon
Sun Apr 1, 2012 1:52 PM EDT
Maybe you thought this was going to be about geography? The largest central feature that divides us here in the States, is how we think about 'America'. That's the Titanic, '"America!!!!", not, "Where are you from?" For example, health care for profit vs. health care for al …
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Staff Sargeant Bales' Cost Cutting Measures...
Sun Mar 25, 2012 10:08 AM EDT
"The US paid close to $50,000 per shooting spree death, American official tells NBC" Afghan War: "Direct & indirect civilian deaths: 6,3 …
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What Are We, Really?
Wed Mar 21, 2012 7:43 PM EDT
Let it be written in our hearts... Okay, I'm not much on god; but I certainly admire the thought attributed to Jesus.
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Why Obama Smiles At Gas Prices
Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:15 AM EDT
While Occupy might not like hearing it, they help the Democrats more than the Republicans. Occupy might just as well be a third party candidate for president. Not because Occupy splits the Republican vote; rather, because Occupy energizes the Left, at the same time that it …
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In Search of the Perfect War...
Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:00 AM EDT
A couple of days ago, one of our soldiers killed a bunch of civilians. There are a few meta concerns I'd like to discuss. 1) When a bomb 'accidentally' lands in the center of a hospital, killing civilians. People shrug and say, "Oops." 2) Our leaders really need t …
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The Knot
Fri Feb 10, 2012 4:11 PM EST
We often exist at the middle of a huge knot that we've tied about ourselves. At the center, we stand as firmly as possible holding the two ends, locking the knot in place about us. Over the course of our lives, things happen that challenge the integrity of the knot.
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Coming to Occupy
Fri Jan 20, 2012 3:27 PM EST
Occupy. Occupy. Occupy. I like saying it. What can I tell you? My entire life, I've felt outside of everything... School taught me about our country, but I read about Geronimo, Goyathlay, in the library. He didn't yawn in battle. He was a bad ass.
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Why A Rapist Raped Part VII: A Conclusion
Sun Jan 8, 2012 11:03 AM EST
It's odd you know; in many ways prison was a positive experience for me. Of course, there were those people who worked damned hard to make prison bearable, and a place where growth could happen. Now, that I'm years out of that place, I see it as the crucible of my soul.
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Republican Disobediance
Sat Dec 24, 2011 2:20 PM EST
There are some disasters that you never see coming. Pompeii.
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Why I Want to Hang the Hamburglar
Fri Dec 16, 2011 1:57 PM EST
I'd like to point something out. Almost none of you are represented in our government. Oh some of your vague interests are. National defense, liberty (heh), patriotism. Your main interests are served by corporations.
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Redeeming Divinity
Sat Dec 10, 2011 7:26 PM EST
I took a statistics course when I was a freshman in college. I found the idea of a statistical universe fascinating, though I didn't approach it with any degree of mathematical rigor.
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Rational Medicine
Fri Dec 9, 2011 12:15 PM EST
Enlightenment is generally thought of as a positive experience. However, that outcome must be seen as a journey – and often a perilous one. Several months ago, I read “A People's History of the United States” by Howard Zinn.
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Open Letter to President Obama
Fri Dec 9, 2011 12:07 PM EST
Dear President Obama and Staff. Mr. President, I am writing to let you know that I am on the whole disappointed with your performance in these difficult times. I am not disappointed due to any particular belief you hold or fail to hold.
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Hey! The Blind are Headed to the Minefield; Let's Let'em Lead Us.
Fri Sep 9, 2011 12:58 PM EDT
Any con needs the cooperation of the conned. -Paul Newman “The Sting” If you really want to piss someone off... shatter their illusions.
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Thoughts (I'll add to this page as time goes by)
Fri Aug 5, 2011 7:36 PM EDT
When caught in that fleeting angry moment; remember that when you hit your child you are hitting your grandchildren and their grandchildren, and consider whether the offense is actually multigenerational... Faux Pas: The energetic mess that happens when, inspite of all effo …
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This is the Snark Room. (It may not last long...)
Wed Jul 6, 2011 1:17 PM EDT
For those of you who have something mean to say. Maybe it will mean a few more unkicked cats.
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Does the USA Really Have the Best Known System of Government? (no there's no freakin' poll)
Tue Jun 28, 2011 8:15 PM EDT
So I want to hear from you folks. Is the USA really the best system of government in the history of the world? State your reasons, please.
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The Weaving Ways of Entropy and Poetry
Tue May 10, 2011 5:46 AM EDT
We are only now gaining some sense of history; only now considering scope.
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When Training Bulldogs...
Thu Apr 14, 2011 7:46 PM EDT
This is bulldog mentality, "Hmm... two balls which one to play with?"
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Why the Right Puts Forward Loons for President
Sun Apr 10, 2011 9:08 AM EDT
Okay, for months I have been confused by the variety of ill suited, ill mannered, ill prepared buffoons that the right has forwarded for president. Why are the Republicans wasting resources on these obviously unelectable candidates?
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The Paradox of Progress
Fri Apr 8, 2011 12:00 AM EDT
By dint of courage, hard work and perseverance you have moved from a wage earner to a wage provider. Perhaps you have felt the frustration of feeling powerless before the destiny of others.
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Finally: Pics of My Dog
Sat Apr 2, 2011 10:18 PM EDT
Hmm, I can't seem to get this to work very well. I can only load one pic. Anyone want to give me some pointers?
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There's this Guy In My Head... He Wants the Newsvine Court Jester Job
Fri Apr 1, 2011 2:32 AM EDT
Sometimes things need to be said. This is my objection to some unruly aspects of our civility movement. There has to be an outlet for what everyone is thinking but keeping to themselves.
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Here's the Thing:
Mon Mar 28, 2011 2:16 AM EDT
A lot of what I read on the vine and concerning politics in general, misses the point entirely. Many of the arguments I see are authoritarian in nature and simply differ in focus.
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Just Random Stuff I Think About.
Fri Mar 25, 2011 2:24 PM EDT
In high school, I was convinced that I'd be a hell of a debator; but I could never talk the coach into letting me join the team...
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