Conversation with my kid
Peter just walks in from his day at school. He’s holding a sandwich. Peter: I didn’t have time for lunch today. Me: What did you do instead of having lunch today? Peter: I got some Red Bull and beef jerky. 😈
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Learning how to think
Right now, I am horribly out of fashion in my having voted for Dubya, and my support of the war in Iraq. It would appear that, in spite of the great idealism of my youth, I am currently displaying some ever-so-slightly conservative tendencies. This would have made me terribly in-step with the popular adult multitudes … Continue reading Learning how to think
Israeli Aid, Unreported
Copied over from Honest Reporting… Israeli Aid, Unreported All major media outlets ignore Israel’s massive humanitarian aid to South Asia – an indication of a national ethos of caring. When disaster strikes anywhere in the world, Israelis can be counted on to help. So it’s no surprise that within hours of the devastating tsunami in … Continue reading Israeli Aid, Unreported
Trashing the Creationists
Live Science has a wonderful setup here to help me and all my fellow beings of normal+ intelligence to, er… help… the Creationists in compiling a suitable (and politically correct) list of mythologies to include in their teaching of “Intelligent” Design. Hey, I may be a Jew-wannabe, but even I can tell a Babylonian creation … Continue reading Trashing the Creationists
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