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Sláinte 2014
Author: Raine    Date: 03/17/2014 13:03:18

The last time my turn to write on this day, I posted a blessing for the day. I think I will do it again.
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35 comments (Latest Comment: 03/18/2014 03:36:04 by Raine)

About to Die?
Author: velveeta jones    Date: 03/16/2014 15:57:17

I have some sad news. Fred Phelps is about to pass away. According to his son, Nathan, who left the church in 1980 posted this to his Facebook:
http://i.imgur.com/IOC4XRU.png?1

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4 comments (Latest Comment: 03/17/2014 03:04:13 by Will in Chicago)

Contend in Vain?
Author: Will in Chicago    Date: 2014-03-15 10:51:56

I am a person who believes in many things, including science and my faith.. owever, facts are things that should not be denied in pursuit of ideology -- particularly when such denial endangers public health such as the anti-vaccination movement
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3 comments (Latest Comment: 03/15/2014 18:56:17 by Will in Chicago)

Against A Rising Tide
Author: Will in Chicago    Date: 2014-03-14 10:15:33

Of all the problems of this world, hatred of others remains one of the most intractable. Despite much social progress over the last century, there are still those who hate people based on race, religion, national origin, politics, or sexual identity among many other factors. I believe that it is important to identify a problem in order to find solutions. So, in addition to examining problems here and abroad, I believe that we must also offer solutions
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23 comments (Latest Comment: 03/15/2014 03:47:07 by Will in Chicago)

Your God Is Too Small
Author: clintster    Date: 03/13/2014 11:28:50

A few days ago I sat down with my son and watched the premiere episode of Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey, the sequal/followup/reimagining of the pivotal 1980 miniseries created and hosted by the late Dr. Carl Sagan. I had loved the original miniseries as a child, mostly because it was overstuffed with scientific goodness that still spoke to the common viewer.

http://cosmicorigins.com/sci-fi-treasures/chapter1/images/carl-sagan-cosmos.jpg


This new version filled me with a bit of dread, however, since 1) it was being produced by Seth MacFarlane, the man behind Family Guy and American Dad, and 2) it was being presented on FOX. I'm not sure what I expected, but I suppose that it would have involved farting galaxies or a wise-cracking animated sidekick to its host Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

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30 comments (Latest Comment: 03/13/2014 21:24:41 by Will in Chicago)

Getting Ugly
Author: BobR    Date: 03/12/2014 11:20:46

I've posted more than one blog about Republicans and the amazing and stupid things they say. Unfortunately for them (and I suppose fortunately for us), they have to get re-elected. Their supporters and sycophants, however, are free to blather on with nary a care for consequence. The things they spout are stupid, mean-spirited, venal, galling, insane and deliberately deceptive. Let's have a look...
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57 comments (Latest Comment: 03/13/2014 01:46:46 by Raine)

Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec    Date: 03/11/2014 10:13:34

Good Morning.

Today is our 4,538th day in Afghanistan.

We'll start this morning as we always do; with the latest casualty figures from our ongoing war, courtesy of Antiwar.com:

US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 2,312
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,112

We find this morning's Cost of War passing through:

$ 1, 517, 618, 850, 000 .00

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66 comments (Latest Comment: 03/11/2014 23:31:44 by BobR)

Mixed messages from CPAC
Author: Raine    Date: 03/10/2014 12:58:13

I am so confused.

One of the panelists on a discussion conservative women in politics had a message for men within the party: no dumb comments this cycle and let women talk about contraception.

"We cannot have any stupid comments this year. No stupid comments," conservative author Kate Obenshain said Saturday at the Conservative Political Action Conference. "Please think before you make pithy, obnoxious comments."


and then... at the close of the panel:
"White men stay behind, let the women talk about this issue. We love white men. We love all the white men," Obenshain said before adding that it's important for women to talk about those issues.

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37 comments (Latest Comment: 03/10/2014 20:33:50 by Will in Chicago)

Diaries
Author: velveeta jones    Date: 03/09/2014 12:54:43

As luck would have it, Velveeta was able to obtain various Journal entries last week. These are chocked full of info. I would have posted John Boehners, but the stuff was unreadable; all the pages were wet with salty water. I think they were tears. Alas.

Still, some good stuff here.

Diary:
Interesting day I had. In order to releeve tension that I'm under regarding the pigeons in Ukraine, I decide to ride horse to coast. Once there, I think perhaps I take small boat out onto water - do a bit of fishing or perhaps drill oil with bare hands; what strikes my fancy. I have not a care in the world. But, just a few moments on sea and I bump into land mass. GPS on watch tells me I hit Alaska.
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The [Electronic] Berlin Wall
Author: TriSec    Date: 03/08/2014 12:11:16

So, it's happened again.

We've all been there; for whatever reason companies decide that censorship and limitation is a good thing for their workers. I know all the excuses....internet usage is too high, somebody complained about so-and-so looking at site X, our bandwith usage is too high, etc.
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3 comments (Latest Comment: 03/09/2014 12:28:13 by velveeta jones)

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