Monthly Archives: July 2006

Any Rand’s mind is one that conservatives champion, rightly in my opinion, as the concepts that underpin modern day conservative politics can unlikely be articulated much better than through her writing.  My leanings towards conservatism have a lot to do … Continue reading →

Head full of thoughts so I come downstairs wondering if Cleo got outside again and thus I’m shaking a little bag of treats by a window in the basement I’ve had proped open for a couple days (hoping she’d notice it … Continue reading →

A streetlight with no courage flickers insanity across sidewalk split all over with tufts of grass and dirt plump up and down so a bug with something to do maneuvers over one mountain then another without fear or even the … Continue reading →

A google ad on this site led me to a company that pays you money to take surveys.  A google search of that company and the word ‘scam‘ next to it brought up pages of people who were burned.  The … Continue reading →

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I think it’s officially time for us to tool up and storm the capitol! #1 – Halfway down this article in today’s paper I developed an ulcer – I.R.S. Cuts target lawyers who audit the richest The Bush administration has successfully … Continue reading →

We’re not yet exusing soldiers from their responsiblities as human beings and professionals (the ones that coverups aren’t able to protect), so this case of euthanasia could in fact become a turning point, although the circumstances may determine that a criminal charge … Continue reading →

Brownback and Inhofe ran point for the opposition, yet during all of the debate on the Senate floor they failed to convince on the science.  This is because they refered to science hardly at all in terms of citing expert … Continue reading →

Boy do some of them want it! Bill Kristol is apparantly the cheerleader, again.  Pick apart these arguments all you can, but first understand the upside of engaging Syria and Iran.  If Israel launches the offensive, they can be fighting … Continue reading →

Interesting program on baboons in communal settings, how they interact and communicate, express emotion, and how their impulsive behavior can be explained now thanks to this video research.  The male baboon feels the need to blow off some steam, but being … Continue reading →

Ed Burns Writer and Producer Ed Burns talks to HBO about being a teacher in Baltimore’s inner city and how that experience is informing Season 4 of The Wire.

I’ve held off on writing this for quite a while,

New York Observer  According to Journal staffers with knowledge of the situation, Mr. Simpson, who is based in Brussels, had been working for months on a story about government monitoring of the international banking system operated by the Society for … Continue reading →

I’ll just post the chat as it took place.  FYI – I’ve been tossing up the whiskey bottle today, so the urgency relayed in this chat may not seem appropriate…along with the posting of this chat in the first place…but … Continue reading →

The Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens had ‘net neutrality’ in front of him in the form of a staffer and some lobbyists working for telecom giants Verizon and AT&T.  After a few minutes the vote was secured, and fifteen minutes … Continue reading →

Great question!  karl posted this in a comment and I think it deserves it’s own thread.  A linguist named Lakoff wrote a book I read last year, “Don’t think of an Elephant“, where he delves into the parent-child dynamic at … Continue reading →

I know several people who would like to do away with journalism altogether, or at least minimize it’s relevance as much as possible.  If a journalist uncovers something you don’t want to believe, then find an excuse not to, problem … Continue reading →

A great day for that basic fact, and the impression that by the end of it they understood, things were brighter, more laid back, energetic with new toys, a new perspective with beach balls that you have to pick up with … Continue reading →

NY POST Article

The cat’s out of the bag, as the man in charge of our troops and studying conditions “on the ground” says that a redeployment of thousands is planned for October.  General Casey says it, and the world should be outraged over … Continue reading →