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Diamonds Redux.
From Wired Magazine. http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.02/start.html?pg=6
This winter, a sparkling diamond landed in front of a technician at the Gemological Institute of America in New York City. He ran tests, noted the stone was man-made, and graded it as ( Read more... ) -
I didn't expect eloquence.
I gotta say, I'm impressed.
http://archive.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/06/14/love/print.html
It's an old article/open letter/essay, but I think it's still relevant. -
diddle dyddle deedle dum
Now the grasses grow and the waters flow
in a free and easy way
But give me enough of the rare ould stuff
that's made near Galway Bay
Come one and all from Donegal,
from Sligo and Leitrim too,
We'll give them the slip and we'll take a sip
of the real old Mountain Dew.
There's a neat little still at the foot of the hill,
where the smoke curls up to ( Read more... ) -
a revolting reminder
I'm posting this article for the consumption of all: but especially to those that think unions, and further especially to those that think that Teacher's unions, are a good idea.
They're not, well, at least not anymore.
Unions are antiquated institutions that were created at one time to prevent the exploitation of workers. They succeeded! They're ( Read more... ) -
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So I’ve seen a couple commercials lately about http://www.intelius.com. The commercials are voiced by a young woman, are blatantly targeted at women, and are basically about researching the people around you to see if they have criminal records of any kind ( Read more... ) -
a pilgrimage of sorts
So Katrina and I just got back from a trip to Washington, DC ( Read more... ) -
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the final solution
I have the solution to all of America's problems.
Seriously. Four words.
Ready?
Two Term Congressional Limits.
No more oligarchs, no more Strom Thurmonds, no more Ted Kennedys.
No more career politicians whose only goals are to stay in office.
If you can't get your policies in place in 12 years, guess what, you wasted your consituents' time. -
even Ezekiel thinks my mind has gone
Africa ( Read more... )