… Or Having Your Midichlorian Cake and Trying to Eat it too There is a quote from Star Wars, wherein Luke Skywalker asks Yoda
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Delusions of the Other
Back in the 2000’s, during the ignominious reign of President George W. Bush, I remember liberals going berserk trying to figure out how to
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Sleep When You Die
Or… Waiting for Noah to grow those d*mn trees I’ve recently come to use the phrase “sleep when you die” when referring to going
Continue readingPlease Sir, I’d Like Some More Rice
Or… I’ll take French Fries, Sesame Chicken, Pizza, Enchiladas and Fettucine Alfredo With That! This morning I tried making porotas for the first time.
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Renewing My NRA Membership
… or I am the NRA and I’m a Liberal (damnit) This time last year, the National Rifle Association had its annual conference here
Continue readingA Youth Wasted is Not So
It’s not uncommon for adults (of which I suppose I’m one) to look at youngsters and shake their head in amazement at the callow
Continue readingPromise and Failed Promise
My dad has never been that big on celebrating his own birthday. Perhaps it’s because he has two birthdays – one on his passport,
Continue readingProblems with Numbers, Problems with Averages
It’s a common lament that people read less today than in years past. In a recent Roger Ebert column, he quotes that the average
Continue readingGiving Voice to our Better Angels
I was thinking about the idea of reform the other day. And how one can really judge whether a criminal (or a certain Steelers’
Continue readingR.I.P. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil,
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