I was at the deli section in the grocery store last night to buy some lunch meats and swiss cheese when the old lady
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Pandoran Information Systems
A quick thought about Avatar… Wasn’t the evil corporation in Avatar missing a huge potential profit center by ignoring the ways in which the
Continue readingThe Shifting Brass Ring
One of the more interesting sites in my commute to work everyday from the suburbs to downtown Pittsburgh is passing through Wilkinsburg. Like other
Continue readingCareers out of Passions of Worth
While watching the Oscars on Sunday, I was struck by the obvious passion of and ridicule engendered by actors and those in the film
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Speaker for the Dead: MJ & McNair
At the end of his brilliant novel, Ender’s Game, the author Orson Scott Card develops the idea of a Speaker for the Dead. “When
Continue readingSaving James Harrison’s Pitbull
It appears as though pitbull that attacked Steelers’ linebacker James Harrison’s son will not be put to death. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the
Continue readingHaving the courage to change
The freedom to change our lives, as we ostensibly have in Amrikan society, is largely an illusion without possessing the courage to change our
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Communities of the Third Culture
In a largely nuclear, de-centralized world, how do we replicate such a natural cultural community. Do we even want such a community?
Continue readingX-Men Origins & Movie Reviews
The early critics’ reviews of the new movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as well as a perusal of Rotten Tomatoes have
Continue readingA Real Pennsylvanian Maverick
Senator Arlen Specter’s switch from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party has been hailed as a victory for the Democrats. I’m inclined to
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