I've decided to stop using LJ, and use blogspot instead. This was not primarily because of SUP's recent action (firing 20% of workforce with no severance), although that certainly was a contributing factor. I suppose you could call it "the last straw." I had been considering ceasing my use of LJ for quite some time (for a variety of reasons, some ( Read more... )

BART guard murders man.
BART officials try to cover it up.
BART officials lose credibility.
More video surfaces of deliberate shooting.
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Anger destroys. It destroys relationships, it destroys children, it destroys families. It destroys self.
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Do you experience these symptoms? Not just 4 or 5 of them - but many of them ( Read more... )

Herbs and Spices for healthy eating
From Huff Post, originally
The easiest way to make sure you are getting more nutrients into every meal, even when you are grazing at the office cocktail party or the neighborhood potluck dinner is by choosing foods that are loaded with spices. Every time you flavor your meals with herbs or spices you are ( Read more... )

A bigot is someone who is intolerant of another's viewpoint.( Read more... )

Give the man a break, already.
Navarette: Respect Obama's choice
Bold-facing is mine.
But the Warren controversy doesn't have anything to do with all that. This is about a president-elect, who just came off a bruising 21-month campaign, exercising his prerogative to choose whoever he wants to deliver the blessing at his inauguration. It's about ( Read more... )

New Evangelicals
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So, I was wandering the web, and I came across this site, and one of the comments was regarding Rick Warren's estimate of the Gay population at 2%. The comment pointed to an opinion poll, where people believed that the true percentage was closer to 20-25%. The commenter seemed to believe that opinions create truth - that if the public believes that ( Read more... )

Ken Salazar: concerns and comments
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