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Screw the Pope
Seriously. Maybe that’s the problem. Any takers? No? I don’t blame you. It would be one thing if he looked like Sean Connery, but the man really does look like his given name was Ratzinger. You’ve already heard about his circular logic that homosexuality is destroying marriage, an argument that seems lifted directly from the…
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Is a Dead 1st Grader Enough Incentive To Change?
My wife didn’t say anything. I walked into the living room and saw on my phone that she had tweeted this: [tweet https://twitter.com/#!/DownsRose/status/155839622402945025] What? I said. She looked at me and said That is my worst nightmare. She read parts of the news story. She was 7. They had an action plan. She authorized Benadryl, but…
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Of Rules and Fairness
In last night’s college basketball game, Michigan State beat Wisconsin in overtime. What is interesting is the crazy clock controversy that erupted during the game. The problem? Two clocks showing two different times and a game tying three-pointer that never was. Take a look at a news account of it. What is interesting to…
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On Creating More Hassles
In today’s blog post, “On creating a hassle,” Seth Godin writes: To quote Merlin Mann, “You don’t let the guy with the broom control how many elephants are in the parade.” Harsh to say, but the fact is that great storytellers and artists and ruckus makers manage to insulate themselves from the people they’re going…
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I’ll Take “Bitter” For $300, Alex!
It seems that when it comes to making the “right” decision, it is a lot harder than we think. A young man, DeAnthony Arnett, is looking to return home. And he can…if he accepts a punishment for it. Arnett plays college football and was a highly-talented recruit last year. And as the rules go, when…
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With Regards To Conflict
MadPriest made a cogent statement over at his blog about the relationship between Sudan and the Episcopal Church: The Episcopal Church of Sudan’s retraction of their invitation to the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church in the USA is like the Jew set upon by robbers, upon his recovery, telling the good Samaritan to fuck…
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Hostile Christmas Signs
After posting about the hostility shown to retailers on the 26th, I came across this link to “7 unseasonably hostile notes written to neighbors during the holidays.” Please note that hostility should also imply vulgarity…