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Random political aside
Can I just say how much I hate reading a rational conservative thread and then having it derailed by people talking about revolution?
For Christ's sake - who in the hell would ever WANT a revolution? Have you not looked at the world around you? Revolutions (at least the kind implied, with guns and such) are bloody, messy things that can destroy ( Read more... ) -
Roots and culture change
You know, I was browsing facebook and looking at how people change. Several of those I went to school with seem like completely different people than the teens I once knew.
And then I think back to their parents and it all makes sense.
I'm not saying we are clones of those who raised us - that would be pretty crappy evolution. But the resemblance is ( Read more... ) -
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I read an article today about the baby boom in Amish. They've grown from 5,000 or so to around 250,000 and are branching out into states further west - any place they can find cheap rural land to build communities. They were even looking at Alaska and Mexico ( Read more... ) -
Random political question - reposted to include shiny poll.
Poll How long should unemployment benefits be for?I was reading this debate on another forum today and was curious what my friends though -
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How long do you think unemployment benefits should be extended for? It started at 26 weeks, extended to 52, and right now they are arguing over 99 weeks. -
Christianity
I was asked tonight if I was Christian and I realized that I don't know. I really was, and then I really wasn't, and now I'm just me.
I believe that Jesus spoke for God. I'm not sure I believe he was the Messiah. I believe in following his teachings but not necessarily the teachings of Paul, and unfortunately Paul was the founder of the Catholic ( Read more... ) -
Cableless
So, we are officially without cable. We just couldn't justify the $65 per month when every single show we dvr'd was available for free on the internet.
So I set up our shiny new netflix account today. I'm sitting here finishing up my biology final while the A-team plays in the background. My only question is - why didn't we do this sooner? We are ( Read more... ) -
Comeback book review - written by Claire and Mia Fontaine
I picked up "Comeback - a mother and daugher's journey through hell and back" at half price books in one my book buying runs. It was 2.00 and I'm a fan of biographies of people going through traumatic experiences, so I decided it was worth the try.
To summarize, the book is about a mom who marries a man who is a drug addict and pedophile (before ( Read more... )