Friday5.org - the great outdoors edition

Hat-tip to Friday5.org.

1. What is your favorite outdoor activity?

Probably going on walks and taking photographs of nature in all its splendour.

2. Are you outdoors not often enough, too often, or just often enough?

Probably not often enough.

3. When was the last time …

virb's "blog import" feature

I like the idea of being able to import my blog posts here into Virb. That said, it's still a bit wonky.

* Apostrophes are displayed as question marks.

* Blockquote tags disappear when my posts are imported. Even when I go back and add blockquote tags in manually, …

a baby's life in the balance

Fight over baby's life support divides ethicists - CNN.com

Emilio is 17 months old and has a rare genetic disorder that's ravaging his central nervous system. He cannot see, speak, or eat. A ventilator breathes for him in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Austin …

Friday5.org ~ condiment edition

Hat tip to Friday5.org

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1. What do you like on a hot dog?

Nothing.

2. What do you like on a hamburger?

I don't eat red meat, and haven't for almost four years.

3. What do you like on a baked potato?

Just salt and pepper.

4. What do you like on a slice of toast?

a not-so-happy fourth anniversary

Four years ago today, the war in Iraq began. Ann's post about it is fantastic. (Her brother, Doug, revisits as well.)

Over 3,700 soldiers (US + coalition troops) and 59,000+ Iraqi civilians dead, and-eventually-nearly half a trillion dollars will have been spent on this …

youtube short film on eric volz

YouTube - An American Wrongfully Imprisoned In Nicaragua (6 min, 50 sec)

Watch and spread the word.

easter's pagan roots + the resurrection

Easter Sunday is coming up. Below are a couple of excellent studies (IMO) from the website Good News About God...

Are Holidays like Christmas and Easter pagan or Christian?

Was Jesus resurrected on a Sunday? Or was it really Saturday?

carnage...in our own backyards

Gunman Kills 32 in Virginia Tech Rampage

Condolences to those who lost someone in the shooting; and may those 32 students rest in peace. :(

excellent news ~ eric volz update

I received this yesterday in my Myspace bulletins...

The court in Rivas, Nicaragua has forwarded Eric's case file to the Appellate court.

In accordance with Nicaraguan law, the Appellate Court may take up to 6 days to hold the formal hearing; the verdict follows within …

what a hell of a statement

The Daily Dish: One Reminder ~ where columnist Andrew Sullivan builds a bridge, of sorts, between the Virginia Tech massacre, and what is currently happening in Iraq.

This is, I think, the best part...

Ask yourself: why do we not feel as enraged [as we do at the one …