The greatest human being who ever lived has passed away at age 95. He saved over 1 billion people from malnutrition and Malthusian doomsday predictions by bringing the Green revolution to the 3rd world, with customized genetically engineered crops resistant to drought and marginal growing conditions in the 3rd world. He's a hero.

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What you ask, was the beginning of it all?

And it is this.............
Existence that multiplied itself
For sheer delight of being
and plunged into numberless trillions of forms
So that it might
Find
Itself
Innumerably



Whoa dude. It's like the fractal geometry structure of my own brain is resonating with the infinitely reiterating magnificence ( Read more... )

I just watched the movie Gran Torino, and you know what? I think Walt Kowalski definitely voted for Joad Cressbeckler:

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Barak-O tripped up pretty nervously while saying the oath today, but that's OK. Washington did that too.

The big Dick was in a wheelchair at the ceremony today. The news announcer said he twisted his back a few days ago while hauling out boxes of his stuff back from the White House. So long Cheney! Way to let the door hit you on the way out.

On my way to see The Dark Knight, I spotted this movie poster:


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So I sat down at the breakfast table with my bowl of oatmeal and unfolded The Boston Globe. As soon as I did, I cracked a smile and said out loud:

"Heyyyyyy, Jerry Falwell's dead!"

My name is contrachamp and I can't stop thinking about Spartans. These guys are cool; and by cool, I mean totally sweet.

Facts:

1. Spartans are mammals.

2. Spartans fight ALL the time.

3. The purpose of the Spartan is to yell flip out and kill people.

Weapons and gear


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I have just discovered the LoveLine podcast. I've missed this radio show for years. It was my favorite ( Read more... )

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Tommorrow I depart for a 5 week family road trip. Mother is taking a paid Sabbatical and renting a tricked out van to go camping across the country and visit plenty of national parks out west. Grand Canyon, Glacier National park, Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods, family reunion, and on and on. We're all over the place. Good timing ( Read more... )