Flori-DUH
Author: velveeta jones
Date: 06/03/2012 14:20:14
Florida, the sunshine state. When we think of Florida we dream of laying on the sand on a sunny day under an umbrella with a cold fruity beverage in our hand, a breeze keeps us cool while we listen to the soft waves of the ocean and the purr of our hunky shirt-less Cuban rental as he gently massages our feet. Or, we think of the excellent, yet junkie, food and thrilling rides at Disney World and Universal Studios and the consequences when you combine the two. We also think of the exciting nightlife and restaurants on South Beach and Little Havana and the Strip in Fort Lauderdale or Bikers Week in Daytona where one can get a tattoo and herpes on the same day.
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Bad Judgement
Author: TriSec
Date: 06/02/2012 12:01:30
Good Morning! Time to pay the piper; our long string of fantastic weekend weather is replaced today by a typical cold, rainy spring weekend. You know, the kind we usually get in April (when marathon weekend was 90.) But I digress. I have a story today that was first brought to my attention by my friends over at the East Coast Conservative Podcast.Most of you are well aware that the Boston area boasts some of the United States' and indeed, the world's finest hospitals. Many of the technologies we all take for granted today, from humble anesthesia all the way up to the latest scanning miracle, were all invented, tested, or perfected right here in my backyard.
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See You in Court!
Author: BobR
Date: 06/01/2012 13:12:06
There are those moments in life when you hear of a law passed or an executive order issued that makes you think "that will never stand up in court". One hopes that the judges in court understand that these laws and orders are sometimes written by those with a poor understanding of law. They are often laws that curtail rights.
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And you can thank Arizona for that. I missed this last week. Secretary of State Bennett of Arizona has since backed of his birtherism, as Bob wrote, but I stumbled across this In response, more than 17,000 people this week put their names on an online petition asking the secretary of state to investigate whether Mitt Romney is a unicorn. Surprisingly, Bennett has not been sniffing around rainbows, nor recruiting maidens with expertise in medieval folklore to crack the unicorn question.  I'll be back with a real blog, but for now.... Continue reading...
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Africa on the Cusp
Author: BobR
Date: 05/30/2012 13:35:36
Being an election year, it's easy to overlook the fact that there is a whole other world out there with its own stories and problems. One of the least-covered areas on this planet by our news media is Africa. Back in the 80s, there were all kinds of conscious-raising events to help the starving people of that continent. Since that time, the war and genocide have been ravaging numerous countries, with very little coverage by the "lamestream" media (except for - you know - oil-producing countries like Libya).
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Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec
Date: 05/29/2012 10:27:17
Good Morning. Today is our 3,887th 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: 1,984 Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,028 We find this morning's Cost of War passing through: $ 1, 336, 945, 375, 000. 00As a friend posted on Facebook over the weekend, this wasn't "National Barbecue Day", and I hope that you had a chance to pause and remember our war dead....even if it was from the sanctuary of your own homes.
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Remember the Grass
Author: Raine
Date: 05/28/2012 13:10:09
On today's memorial day, let us take a moment to reflect upon one soldier who wrote a letter to be read upon his death. Continue reading...
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Happy Memorial Day weekend! Well, I finally get my hands on a computer and then I get a phone call to go pick up my daughter from her sleepover. So... sorry, not much in the way of a blog today, but you know you're going to bbq today anyway. Just remember that today is not bbq day, but Memorial Day. Actually, it's tomorrow... but whatever. Enjoy your hotdogs and burgers. And lets hope that we can get our troops home soon so we don't have to mourn any more of them.
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Wahhabi!
Author: TriSec
Date: 05/26/2012 10:47:43
Good Morning, It's Memorial Day weekend, and very soon I'll be headed out to the pond for Opening Day of the LL Bean Kayak season. Don't know about your weather, but we're looking at 90 degrees around these parts today. Stay cool! I've been pondering writing this blog for quite some time. Most of you know of my convoluted spiritual journey over these last few years. Quite some time ago now, I faced East one evening, prostrated myself before Allah and recited the Al-Shahada, or, "I bear witness that there is no God except Allah and Mohammed is His messenger".
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Usually when I post a blog I tend to want to keep to the fluffy bunny type stuff. Raine, Bob, Tri, Vel, well everyone really, does such an amazing job at all the heavy lifting that I am in awe of how you all tackle such serious and important topics on a daily basis and make it understandable to the lay person. Lately though, with the Martin case, the recent anniversary of Virginia Tech, the ever present thought that we could lose our President to the violence of hate, and so much more, guns and their owners have me more than concerned.
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