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A question
I was having a discussion about the Old Testament (and its importance to Christianity) with a religious Christian yesterday and I asked her "Why do Christians not keep kosher?" and she said "Because Jesus said we didn't have to." So, I ask you, lazywebs... is that true and, if so, is there a citation for where Jesus said that? If it's not true ( Read more... ) -
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"...and now the dudes are lining up, 'cause they hear we've got swagger, but we kick 'em to the curb unless they look like Mick Jagger." --Ke$ha, "Tik Tok ( Read more... ) -
The whole Wikileaks thing
Not that anybody asked my opinion, but hey, this is my blog and therefore you're going to get it ( Read more... ) -
Today's Tabata, for the record
20 minutes (4x8, 20 seconds on, 10 seconds off, 1 minute rest between stations)
Minimums:
Sit-ups 7
Jump rope 10
Push-ups 5
Squats 9
I'm home and on the couch now and still haven't really completely caught my breath. That was pretty killer. -
Death by Sprinting...
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Yum!
Today's (May 3) Groupon is $10 for $20 worth of baked goods at Petsi Pies. For those of you who haven't tried their pies yet, I assure you that they're particularly good. -
Boil Water Order in place for most of the metro-Boston area
Due to an aqueduct leak, the MWRA has issued a boil water order for essentially all of the immediate metro-Boston area except Cambridge plus other communities east of Weston that primarily get their water from the MWRA (see the link for the list). Thanks to mamajoan for bringing this to the attention of davis_square. I'm reposting it here because of the level of -
Why you should oppose the new Arizona immigration law
I'm going to start this post by summarizing my feelings about immigration, legal and illegal. I have long felt that it is justifiable and even necessary to place reasonable restrictions on legal immigration (both in terms of who and in terms of how many non-citizens may enter the US and remain indefinitely), thereby implicitly creating such a ( Read more... ) -
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As it turned out, I injured myself somewhat when I ran last week - I had difficulty just walking for several days thereafter. I finally felt good to run again today and did so, about the same route as last time but with all the circuitous stuff cut out, and I walked more at the end than last time and did some stretching when I got home. We'll see ( Read more... )