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Joel is a Web developer and student of law & politics currently residing in Bowling Green, Oh. Comments are always appreciated!
Category Archives: arts/entertainment
plugging the New York Times (a first?)
Oddly, there is a great Op-Ed in the New York Times. It’s worth your read… if not for this line alone: This is what decadence looks like: a frantic coarseness that “bravely” trashes its own values and traditions, and then … Continue reading
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Thoughts on Life
For those of you who are unaware, I read the Wall Street Journal Editorial pages with near religious relgularity… (In fact, it is not at all unusual for me to collect weeks worth of back-issues and finish them off on … Continue reading
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just song lyrics…
Just wanted to bring your attention to some really fantastic lyrics from a band called “stars”. The song is titled: ”Your Ex Lover is Dead“. This scar is a fleck on my porcelain skin Tried to reach deep but you … Continue reading
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America Alone – A discussion
Mark Steyn is really an interesting character. Whether its discussing rather obscure points of british cultural humor on national radio or just zinging one-liners at liberals… he is one of the most enjoyable personalities in media today. He’s the kind … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Books, Arts, Foreign Affairs, arts/entertainment, humor
Tagged America, Europe, Islam, mark steyn, terrorism
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Art & The Bible (a discussion)
Francis Schaeffer has been, for most of my adult life, a person of considerable interest. As a curious teen, Schaeffer introduced me to the world of reformed theology and the provided reasonable explanations to the often challenging doctrines of predestination … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Bible, book, Books, Francis Schaeffer
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“Let them pop a pain pill” – Marie Antoinette
Monica Crowley has found a useful analogy to explain just how out of touch congressional democrat leadership has become on the health care debate. What’s the analogy, you ask: Marie Antoinette (portrayed beautifully by Kirsten Dunst in her recent film) … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, arts/entertainment, women
Tagged marie antoinette, pop a pain pill
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The Devil’s Dictionary – heavily abridged
I recently stumbled onto the writings of Ambrose Bierce… and was immediately sucked into reading the entirety of his work “The Devil’s Dictionary” — which, evidently, is out of copyright and available on the web… I simply cannot remember the … Continue reading
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Tagged abridged, Ambrose Bierce, Devil's Dictionary
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Taste the Happy
If you haven’t yet experienced the comic genius that is Arrested Development… let me make it just a little easier for you:
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