Republicans Would Have Wanted Him Dead
The hard, central "fact" of contemporary "conservatism" is its persistent postulation of a socio-economic (and racial) threshold above which people deserve government assistance, and below which people...
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John Paul Getty had a pay phone in his hallway and made visitors use it.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Paul_GettyJust today, I was invited to lunch at a Mexican friend's home in a trailer park.After...
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Meet 98 year old Dobri Dobrev, a man who lost his hearing in the second world war. Every day he walks 10 kilometers from his village in his homemade clothes and leather shoes to the city of Sofia,...
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And don't forget Aquinas' insight: "Sin" -- which derives from the testamental Greek "harmartia" meaning "missing the mark" -- is always accompanied by loss of perspective/proportion.
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"Politics and Economics: The 101 Courses You Wish You Had"http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/01/politics-and-economics-101-curricula.html
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Dang!Makes me want to have more kids.http://www.amazon.com/Boon-Nightlight-Portable-Balls-White/dp/B004IDG6XK
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Alan: In a similar vein, there is a tool called the "daffodrill" which makes planting "bulbs" a piece of cake.Google "bulb augurs."
View ArticleThe Borowitz Report: Obama Says Americans Can Keep Their Damn Insurance
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Faced with a barrage of new questions about the Affordable Care Act, President Obama cut short a White House press conference today, telling the stunned press corps,...
View ArticleThere's Good News. And There's Bad News: Which Should You Deliver First?
Choosing to tell good news over bad news—or vice versa—depends on what you want the recepient to do.A new study makes the argument for bad before good—with some exceptions.Cathy NewmanNational...
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