JuneJun 11 Wednesday 08
Spirit, Music, Love, Emotion!
I was driving to work yesterday, listening to a contemporary Christian CD by the vastly popular Hillsong, because even though I do not subscribe to religious beliefs, I do love some of the …
JuneJun 7 Saturday 08
To Kill The False Being Within!! The spirit of Alexander Supertramp!
I just watched the movie "Into the Wild" last night and I found myself crying throughout most of it. I am haunted by the story of Chris McCandless, AKA Alexander Supertramp. I am saddened by it. I am …
MayMay 30 Friday 08
What peace there may be!
The following is an article I just finished writing on another website I am on called Newsvine. Well... At the risk of being ridiculed all to hell by my friends and enemies here at Newsvine, I am going to …
MayMay 27 Tuesday 08
Locally grown music in Chapel Hill, NC!! Nathan Asher and the Infantry
While perusing one of our best local independent and progressive newspapers, the Independent Weekly, here in the triangle area of NC, which includes Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, I found this terrific local …
MayMay 18 Sunday 08
Who needs an education, when you got Jesus!!
I wrote this little piece yesterday, as a joke, to my cousin. We have been having a religious debate through email, him still believing in God and Jesus, as we were taught to believe as children, me, the dissenter. …
MayMay 14 Wednesday 08
The Neural Buddhists -- David Brooks and Tom Wolfe
The Neural Buddhists I read this piece in the NY Times op/ed section, by David Brooks. Very interesting stuff and it got me thinking quite a bit. In the piece, he references a 1996 essay by the novelist Tom Wolfe, entitled, Sorry, …
MayMay 8 Thursday 08
P.O.D. Tell me why!! Cuz how do we know?!
I heard this song on Jay Leno tonite and was completely blown away. If this song is not talking about George Bush and the wars we are fighting, then nothing is. It's even more poignant when you realize that P.O.D. …
AprilApr 27 Sunday 08
Bush to skip everything but the dinner at the UN talks on global warming!!
<a href="http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20070924/ai_n20519036">FindArticles - Bush will skip U.N. talks on global warming Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Sep 24, 2007, by Steven Lee Myers New York Times News …
AprilApr 25 Friday 08
Tegan and Sara -- The Con! My New favorite song!
This song is absolutely beautiful. It's everything that I have ever always wanted in a song!! It is my soul mate!! I first heard this …
Culture QotW: School Play
What role did you play in your school play? Why is it just assumed that we all were in our school play? Isn't this question just a bit conformist?I never performed in any school plays. I also never played any school sports and …
Technology QotW: News Sites
Which news websites do you frequent? Whichever ones the Google News page directs me to, generally.
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AprilApr 16 Wednesday 08
Skinny Legs and All. Tom Robbins. Book 1 of 50
The Dance of the Seven Veils "The dead are all laughing at us" I finished my first book in the 50 in 365 challenge. Title: Skinny Legs and All Author: Tom Robbins # of pages: 432 Loved it!!! Loved every …
Don Quixote. Miguel de Cervantes. Book 2 of 365
The second book I have started in my quest for reading 50 books in 365 days is: Title : Don Quixote Author: Miguel de Cervantes Translator: Walter Starkie Signet Classic edition pages: 1050 complete and …
AprilApr 12 Saturday 08
Linkin Park -- Given Up!! (Gasp!!)
Ok, I can't believe I'm posting a Linkin Park song. I have made fun of these guys and their music for years. But I heard this song on the radio today and was completely blown away. When I first heard it, I …
AprilApr 10 Thursday 08
"The end is not near"
Daily installment of my roundup of Slate's roundup of the headlines of today's papers, 04/09/08. Patraeus testi-lies, blames Iran, no more troops withdrawals, more troops to remain after than before the surge, Bush to support …
AprilApr 8 Tuesday 08
A Well....Whatever Nation!!
I thought this would be cool to link to the daily email I get from Slate whereby they post a summary of what's in the major US newspapers. It's kind of a brief synopsis of the daily news without having to read so many newspapers. …
On education and the lack thereof!!
Many public-school children seem to know only two dates--1492 and 4th of July; and as a rule they don't know what happened on either …
In Search of Lost Time!!
This article has a multiple purpose, the first of which is to tell about my finding of a veritable treasure trove, more valuable than all the world's gold, in my humble opinion. My girlfriend and I went to a …
Entertainment QotW: ExBf/Gf 4Eva
Carrie Underwood and Chace Crawford broke up via text message. What do you think: Would you ever break-up with someone by sending a text or email? No, but I have broken up with …