1. Sentient beings exist, and then they spend a lifetime defining an individual essence ( Read more... )

It took Pharaoh Khufu twenty-three years to build his Great Pyramid at Giza, where some eleven hundred stone blocks, each weighing about two and a half tons, had to be quarried, moved, and set in place every day during the annual building season, roughly four months long. The passover story would indicate that this achievement is an amazing ( Read more... )

The law in California that allows for and regulates the use of medical marijuana was Chapter 875/2003, Sen. Vasconcellos: Senate Bill 420. No shit... how funny is that?

Meg, will you go to prom with me?


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Ok, a few things off the bat here. Happy Birthday Zach, and congratulations to Anna and Nina, the new Governor and Lt. Governor of Southern California JSA. You guys worked hard for this for the last three years, and you know that you deserve it. Snaps.

Your Linguistic Profile:

60% General American English
25% Yankee
10% Upper Midwestern5% ( Read more... )

This is an advertisement from an insane Christian group:


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I'm reading "The Blank Slate," by Steven Pinker, and he lists the following Human Universals:

• abstraction in speech and thought
• actions under self-control distinguished from those not under control
• aesthetics
• affection expressed and felt
• age grades

So, I'm assuming everyone knows about the "Day of Silence?" I did it today, and only broke my silence once. It was ultimately a very bad protest for two reasons:

1. You can't change something by doing nothing, and,
2. It's hard to raise awareness when you can't speak.

All that aside, it brought some national media attention to the issue of gay rights, so it ( Read more... )

Jackie Robinson wasn't the first black man to play in major league baseball ( Read more... )

 
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