Posted By ian “…knowledge, which after all, is derived from the analysis and reasoning of a ‘community of scholars.” ~ Edwina Taborsky (From the comment section at The Shotgun) Got that? Knowledge is derived from analysis and reasoning of a “community of scholars.” Gotta love those University Professors who will keep us straight on where […]
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Song Of The Day: Everybody Knows, Leonard Cohen Everybody knows that the dice are loaded Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed Everybody knows that the war is over Everybody knows the good guys lost Everybody knows the fight was fixed The poor stay poor, the rich get rich It’s funny (to me) sometimes, to listen
I’m still quite sad about my friend passing away a couple of weeks ago, but while helping out with the details of his passing, I have inherited some cool stuff. First, a van – as much as I’ve been in this van a dozen times, I can’t recall the make or model. It’s one of
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In order to understand more fully some history of the 20th century, we need to delve into who exactly Ngo Dinh Diem was. Let us find out: Diem was a staunch Roman Catholic born in Viet Nam. His brother was the Archbishop of Hue. Early in his life, Diem wanted to become a priest, but
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“Boy you’re lucky. I never told my father I love him; and he never told me he loved me; and now it’s way too late.” ~ A Friend Via Email Yup, I’m lucky. Forget about all the left wing/right wing and everything in between partisanship and all the other bullshit in the world; what really
Well, I’ve been tagged again. This time by Chimera, with the “Four By Four” meme thing (why are these tag games called “memes” anyhow?). Four vehicles I’ve owned: 1. 1974 Datsun 710. My very first car. I bought it from my dad in 1982. By that time, it was quite the rust bucket, but it
Today, the Memorial Service for my friend, Don Brown, was held. I was honoured to have been asked to speak at the service. I’m not a public speaker though. I don’t mind speaking to two or three people, at informal gatherings, but to stand up in front of a large crowd, my thighs start to
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Hymn For The Day: Psalm 8:6 “Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of they hands; thou has put all things under his feet: (Chanted over and over and over and over and over) Prayer For The Day: Oh Great Architect Of The Universe, once again we come before you, and ask to
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Via Rants For The Invisible People, I came across this silly face recognition thingie, where you upload a pic of yourself, and it provides you with famous people you look like. I’m posting the picture of myself that I uploaded. You can judge for yourself how accurate this face recognition thing is. I might try
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Marriage, as we know it, is NOT an institution that predates all States. Yup, I know that some WISH this were the case for it would make it a lot “easier” to argue for their own beliefs, but .. it simply ain’t true. We don’t even know whether or not that the earliest mating rituals
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