All right. It's been 8 years of Republican rule. The sitting President has nearly the lowest approval ratings in US history. We are embroiled in a majorly unpopular war. The economy is in bad shape. Gas is still over $3 a gallon. How can the Democrats possibly lose this election ( Read more... )

I'm not a Christian, nor have I ever been. I don't subscribe to that religion or any other. Also, I don't particularly consider myself a conservative, though some of my friends disagree. I'm certainly a social liberal, by anyone's measure ( Read more... )

I'm not a grammar Nazi. I don't care if you miss a comma or if you should have used a semicolon. I don't care if you misspell a word or two. I get a little annoyed at they're/their/there screw-ups and it's/its confusions but not enough to comment on them ( Read more... )

Transcript of an actual IM conversation between Casey and I (with minor editing for clarity ( Read more... )

WARNING - HIGHLY POLITICAL CONTROVERSIAL STATEMENTS BELOW ( Read more... )

This is very long, but it details a thought experiment I came up with that appears to allow faster than light communication. Can someone please break it? If you know anyone who is strong in relativistic physics, please fwd this to them. Thanks ( Read more... )

I decided to use Google Maps to look at some famous landmarks. Then it occurred to me that it would be a pretty neat game ( Read more... )

I can disagree with the administration without despising my own country. Can you? Did it give you a twinge of discomfort when you read the title? Why ( Read more... )

WARNING: POLITICS HEREIN ( Read more... )

Well, almost nobody reads my LJ because ( Read more... )