Tennyson's poem "The Vision of Sin" contains this couplet:

Every moment dies a man,
Every moment one is born.

When he published it in 1842, Charles Babbage sent him a note:

I need hardly point out to you that this calculation would tend to keep the sum total of the world's population in a state of perpetual equipoise, whereas it is a well-known ( Read more... )

"I just saw on the news that there is going to be a protest tomorrow in SLC against the church...we should show up and protest the protesters."
"I say we go and protest the church with them. I mean, besides eternal salvation, what has the church really done for you....lately?"

ugh.

Thanks to America for not blowing this one. I bawled like a baby last night.

You know it's a weird-ass election when the great-great-great-grandson of Brigham Young comes out in support of Gay Marriage.

“I made a mistake in presuming that the self-interests of organizations, specifically banks and others, were such as that they were best capable of protecting their own shareholders and their equity in the firms,” Mr. Greenspan said.

Referring to his free-market ideology, Mr. Greenspan added: “I have found a flaw. I don’t know how significant or ( Read more... )

The Dow climbed about 600 points today. What was the cause of this climb?

Increased optimism about the state of the world economy following the announcement that several E.U. members were going to nationalize their banks, and that the U.S. was considering that option as well.

(Matt does a happy dance.)

This is probably the closest I'll ever come to ( Read more... )

http://www.nbc11.com/slideshow/news/17635374/detail.html

Ron Paul just endorsed the Constitution Party candidate,  Chuck Baldwin.

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If there's any party with less credibility than the Libertarian Party, it's the Constitution Party. They're basically the Libertarian party, but with a much healthier dose of Jesus and a deeper belief in the 9/11 conspiracy theory.

Kids, if you ever want a lesson in turning ( Read more... )

"I hope you're plagued with dissatisfaction for the rest of your life." - Bob Ross, The Joy of Painting

The more I work with children, the more reasonable corporal punishment seems.