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Monthly Archives: June 2010
The right to turn off a pacemaker
I was browsing Twitter this morning and spotted a tweet by Jimmy Bise linking a post by Stacy McCain, who was connecting a New York Times piece about anosognosia to choice of political parties. “Anosognosia” describes the dilemma where you don’t know what you don’t know, which is why stupid people are not smart enough …
Ace: 'Facts change minds'
Ace has written a couple of excellent posts about what Congressman Joe Barton should have said instead of apologizing the BP CEO Tony Heyward. I particularly like the following observation from Ace, which he added after his list of questions that Congressman Barton should have asked Mr. Heyward (boldfacing mine): Arguments don’t change mind. Theories …
I'm AWOL until the tomatoes are planted
I expect to finish getting my heirloom tomatoes planted tomorrow. I am sorry I’ve been AWOL most of the last week. I’m also sorry I thought the “Thrust in the Lord” post was funny — I have vacillated about deleting it but I think it will be better to update it with my apology and …
What a friend we have in Jesus
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I planted seven kinds of basil today
Late this afternoon I planted seven kinds of basil: Genovese basil aka basil, large leaf Italian basil, mammoth basil, Siam Queen (Thai) basil, cinnamon basil, lemon basil and lime basil. What? I like basil. And it is particularly scrumptious with heirloom tomatoes. I remember the first time I saw herb plants could come in so …
DaTechguy's drive to blog full-time
I met Peter Ingemi at CPAC and like him very much. He is a loyal friend and linked my bleg last week, which I really appreciate. He is a Catholic and blogs as DaTechguy from the People’s Republic of Massachusetts. He got on the radar of the conservative blogosphere by traveling around Massachusetts with Stacy …
'Make Mine Freedom' from 1948
Is it just me, or does the “-ism” salesman remind you of anyone? H/T: National Juggernaut.
Be careful what you pray for
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When the purpose of all-black groups is to remove doubts about racism
Warner Todd Huston over at Right Wing News apparently thinks he has discovered racism in the existence of an all-black swimming meet that drew almost 750 teens from several states to compete in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. Huston doesn’t mind that the group is all-black — freedom of association for private organizations and all that. What …
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