for all you smokers out there…

I just ran across a really tastefully (ha) done article in the Wall Street Journal today written by a middle-aged guy who decides to pick up smoking… and loves it. I must admit, the reasons he offers are pretty convincing… … Continue reading

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Good times, better times, worst possible time.

Over a week ago now, Nancy Pelosi proposed the adoption of a non-binding resolution to reprimand the Turkish government for the killing of thousands of Armenians by the Ottoman Government in 1915 (which makes about as much sense as you … Continue reading

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More Chinese money going to Hillary

Recently, Hillary Clinton claimed she gave back over $800,000 in fundraising money donated by an immigrant named Norman Hsu.  I happen to commend Hillary for taking that course of action (although she has not yet released any confirmation such promise … Continue reading

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The Darjeeling Limited

Wes Anderson… my favorite director. Anyone up for a theater run? because I’m such a graphics nut… I just happen to recognize the background design… how often does THAT happen? You just happen to recognize a graphic on one website … Continue reading

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A new Web project–a digital bookshelf

I have been wanting to make an easy-to-administer digital web bookshelf for quite a while now. Delicious Library was a great concept and a good piece of software, but it is not a web application. To my surprise, I discovered … Continue reading

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Bush is Destroying the Constitution!… o, wait…

The New York Times just published an article explaining how congressional Democrats are going to pass a bill extending the N.S.A. wiretapping program. Now this is certainly an oddity. The same democrats who cheered that they had “killed the patriot … Continue reading

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Media Bias

American Thinker just posted an interesting article documenting many instances where the mainstream media has intentionally misled or willfully ignored relevant facts in order to run a story. I have been particularly disappointed with the media’s reporting of the Iraq … Continue reading

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A new political era…

The recent events surrounding Rush Limbaugh’s “phony soldiers” comment have caught my particular attention this week. For those of you who are unaware, Rush Limbaugh recently said two words, “phony soldiers”, in passing, to a caller in response to a … Continue reading

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