Hey everyone! I guess a while has passed since my last post, so I figured I should update on what's going on in my life. Classes are going well, but I'm really busy. Intensive Arabis is a lot of work, but I'm enjoying it. Its such a beautiful and logical language, and the Qur'an is wonderfully poetic. I can't wait until I can read it fluently ( Read more... )

Hey everyone! Sorry I've been going so long between posts. I haven't been myself for the past year or so, lol. There's been a lot going on, but things finally seem to be stabilizing in many ways. Classes started again, and my first week and a half went off without a hitch. I am absolutely loving Arabic. It is an incredibly logical, beautiful, and ( Read more... )

I have been reading a biography of Gandhi, and have come across several quotes that I think speak well for the times in which we live ( Read more... )

As I predicted a month ago, we have today widespread coverage of another alleged terror plot, just in time to remind uncertain Americans and British why it is "necessary" to continue our agression in the Middle East. I'm glad no one died in this one, but it was an incredibly predictable move in light of the current Israel agression in Lebanon ( Read more... )

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It's been a while since I've done one of these, so lets see how it goes ( Read more... )

I'm reposting a response I made to a comment in which someone asks why the FDA still claims marijuana is dangerous, in light of all of the scientific evidence. I'll try to track down more details to add to this later, but I can attest to the validity of all of this, and encourage my readers to do outside research to confirm what I said ( Read more... )

Posted by CN Staff on June 01, 2006 at 13:19:12 PT ( Read more... )

Sometimes I wonder why I'm here; here being Fayetteville, Arkansas, the United States, etc. Out of the three, I think I like Fayetteville the most ( Read more... )

I started summer classes on Monday, and so far they are going better than I expected. Art history is reasonably interesting, and Dr. Lyons' class on evolution and intelligent design is even better than I had hoped. I'm also actually enjoying getting up at 7:30 everyday. Pleanty of time in the afternoon for reading too ( Read more... )