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Pride v Happiness
I watched the last George Carlin special last night and as per usual, it got me thinking. For those who listen to his opinions, there are some solid nuggets of wisdom contained therein and a few points that really stuck with me, common grounds between the late Carlin and myself, I intend to expound upon here ( Read more... ) -
Pacifism supported by Eastern Promises...
This is something I ran by Bobby James the other night and a few other folks and they seemed to agree with the logic ( Read more... ) -
You are what you seek to be...
You are precisely what you seek to be ( Read more... ) -
Presidency...
As many of you may know, I have long since washed my hands of political participation. Now, before I hear a barrage of "civic duty" commentary, understand that I do not come to this conclusion idly, nor do I need explanations involving descriptions of people who have come before and done things to ensure my right to vote. I understand this and ( Read more... ) -
Quite spot on assessment...(stolen from eithnepdb)
Your result for Howard Gardner's Eight Types of Intelligence Test...
Linguistic
31% Logical, 2% Spatial, 61% Linguistic, 33% Intrapersonal, 8% Interpersonal, 33% Musical, 20% Bodily-Kinesthetic and 51% Naturalistic!
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The education of Eoghan...
So today, Eoghan started school. Not the, send him off and let him learn to eat playdough and fingerpaint variety (he's advanced at 2 1/2 and already knows how to eat paste like a champ), but the type he prefers, which involves practicing writing numbers and letters and spelling ( Read more... ) -
Wanky tottle....
I saw this on Dweezie's livejournal...and it looked fun. Go to urbandictionary.com and type in your answers to the questions...find the most amusing response and tahdah! fun ( Read more... ) -
Anyone remember outsourcing??
So I, against my better judgement, watched the debate the other night. Both candidates have plans, some better sounding than others. But I don't expect either of them to live up to it. I've had a million "plans" in my lifetime that sounded good on paper and yet none of them have jack to show. That says alot about my track record but it also says ( Read more... ) -
An amateur philosopher looks at America...
As the election for a president reaches an obnoxious pitch, and our government prepares to bail out the American public, providing a pound of cure, I find myself wondering whether "we the people" have realistic expectations ( Read more... )