I am frequently torn between two conflicting philosophies: hero worship versus the need for heroes.

All humans make mistakes, and all leaders are but human. If you put tremendous power in the hands of a fallible creature, those failings are magnified by that power. A man with a hot temper and nothing but a fist is no different than a man with a hot ( Read more... )

 Consider the following proof.

Let w = work, m = money, p = power, e = evil, and t = time.

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FIRST POSTULATE: "Money is power."

m = p

SECOND POSTULATE: "Money is the root of all evil."

m = sqrt(e)

THIRD POSTULATE: "Time is money."

m = t

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"Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future, too." - Marcus Aurelius

The greatness of any nation lies in its people.

A king does not make a castle strong.

A president does not build the roads that crisscross the country.

Stirring skyscrapers rise from a foundation of common sweat, not a ( Read more... )

I've decided I'm going to start walking with a limp when I'm in public. That way people will lower their guard when they're around me and attempt to perpetrate crimes. Little do they know that I'm faking.

Okay, I know I said I don't like talking about politics, but I've come across too many people lately who are taking this election either too lightly or worse are voting for McCain-Palin.

1) On Abortion.

John McCain opposes Roe v. Wade. He wants to make abortion illegal:
http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/95b18512-d5b6-456e-90a2-12028d71df58. ( Read more... )

I apologize for the crappy photos. I'd been drinking.

Pepperoni and cheese
The aforementioned awesome dough with the aforementioned awesome amazing tomato sauce, topped with a blend of grated vacuum packed mozzarella and parm. I don't use the fresh moz that's soaking in water because I don't have the 900 degree oven needed to dry it out; also it ( Read more... )

I've always thought of myself as a pretty good home pizza cook. I didn't drop my pizzas to the floor of the oven. I used a pizza stone. My pies didn't come out covered in raw sausage (or worse, charcoal). But something was missing. My toppings were good and my crusts consistent, but there was nothing truly great here. I found that, even with ( Read more... )

 Unlike arboreal rodents, which gather fatty nuts to get through the winter, or other mammals like bears and whales which keep their winter stores tied up in their body's fat cells, here is a mammal with an utterly unique approach.

Facing the fast-coming winter, this homo sapiens sapiens harvests his pack's stores of, of all things, tomatoes and ( Read more... )

 I'm down to 205 pounds (from a lifetime high of 235). I wonder, how have others fared?

I lost Pound(s)!

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