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- Neighborhood Walk (2)
Gen X Revert: "My brother lives in Pittsburgh (Mt. Lebanon) and whenever I visit I realize how out of shape I am. Just walking the neighborhood with the large hills…"
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Peter: "gbm3: Weekends are usually when I have the time to participate in blogs. But my office is moving this weekend and I may not have time to respond to…"
Jerry: "Well, you picked a good book to be incensed by, not a strawman. Perhaps you could write up a critique of some key part of the book in the future for…"
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- Engaged Encounter Part I: House of God? (8)
whizkidforte: ""Sing of the Lord's Goodness" actually kinda reminds me of "Take Five" by the late, great jazz saxophonist Dave Brubeck. . . Not that that's a good…"
Ales Rarus
A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog
random thought of the moment:
The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.
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congress
Dr. Paul May Do Harm
On 21 May 2008, “Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008” became law. Essentially, the act prohibits health insurance companies from denying coverage to someone with negative genetic makeup. This law is good legislation since it guarantees that everyone has the opportunity to enroll in or buy into health insurance to help improve or save peoples’ […]
Suing OPEC
House passes bill to sue OPEC over oil prices
"The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on Tuesday allowing the Justice Department to sue OPEC members for limiting oil supplies and working together to set crude prices, but the White House threatened to veto the measure."[…]"'This bill guarantees that oil prices will reflect supply and demand […]
Ron Paul: Compassionless Conservative?
Here's proof that I don't blindly agree with every word spoken or decision made by Ron Paul. Recently, the House of Representatives passed HR 1181 ("Expressing condolences and sympathy to the people of Burma for the grave loss of life and vast destruction caused by Cyclone Nargis.") 410-1. Guess who the "1" was. That he […]
Continuing the Revolution
Okay, odds are pretty good that Obama will be president. Unlike Dean's flash-in-the-pan campaign of 2004, Paul's presidential campaign has a genuine political philosophy powering it. I have been amazed at how folks have turned onto his ideas when they are presented well—however, the "presented well" part is the catch, and cutting through the prejudice […]
TIA Go Away
Congress really needs to pay closer attention to what our taxes pay for. Ring bells?
How about ringing some necks?
Govt
Computer Surveillance Rings Alarm Bells
Thu May 27,12:10 AM ET
By Andy Sullivan
"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nine months after Congress shut down a controversial Pentagon
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