Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

My, what a difference a year can make. This time last year was filled with drama, apartment searches, and so much more. Funny how much can change in such a relatively short time. Despite my old age, I had a great couple of days celebrating and spending time with my family and friends. Thursday I went to P.F. Chang’s with Michelle & my family, then went home and played my brand new Wii, compliments of my special lady. Everyone got a chance to give it a go, and it’s honestly even more fun than I thought it’d be. Mario Galaxy is a very addictive game, and all of the Wii Sports games are as fun as I recall. I also got Wii Play, which had a few interesting mini games, but didn’t spend a lot of time on it yet.

I’m so hooked on this thing already that I sold my xbox 360 and games on eBay and bought a few other new Wii games. This could get expensive, fast!

Incidentally, if you have a Wii friend code, post it here or shoot me an email so I can add you. Mine is 3001 5072 0611 8964.

Friday I went to Atkins Park over in Smyrna with the usual suspects. We even got to see Matt, which is a rare thing these days. All in all, good times were had by all, and I’m already excited about New Years’ Eve, and what should be a much more entertaining couple of nights.

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Monday, December 17th, 2007

Kennedy on Telecom Immunity

The President has said that American lives will be sacrificed if Congress does not change FISA. But he has also said that he will veto any FISA bill that does not grant retro-active immunity. No immunity, no FISA bill. So if we take the President at his word, he’s willing to let Americans die to protect the phone companies.

Posted on December 17th, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Friday, December 14th, 2007

The Crusaders : Rolling Stone

Meet the Dominionists — biblical literalists who believe God has called them to take over the U.S. government. As the far-right wing of the evangelical movement, Dominionists are pressing an agenda that makes Newt Gingrichs Contract With America look like the Communist Manifesto. They want to rewrite schoolbooks to reflect a Christian version of American history, pack the nations courts with judges who follow Old Testament law, post the Ten Commandments in every courthouse and make it a felony for gay men to have sex and women to have abortions. In Florida, when the courts ordered Terri Schiavos feeding tube removed, it was the Dominionists who organized round-the-clock protests and issued a fiery call for Gov. Jeb Bush to defy the law and take Schiavo into state custody. Their ultimate goal is to plant the seeds of a “faith-based” government that will endure far longer than Bushs presidency — all the way until Jesus comes back.

Jesus Christ!

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Thursday, December 13th, 2007

The Clinton Unraveling Continues

More wild smears of Obama here. One word: panic.

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Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

How Should We Be Thinking About Urbanization?

Urbanization has been climbing steadily of late, with more than half of the world’s population now living in cities. Given the economic, sociological, political, and environmental ramifications, how should we be thinking about this? We gathered a quorum of smart thinkers on this subject — James Howard Kunstler, Edward Glaeser, Robert Bruegmann, Dolores Hayden, and Alan Berube — and posed to them the following questions:

An excellent article from the Freakanomics guys, along with some other notable heavyweights in the areas of energy dependence, urban conditions, and what the future may hold for those living in mega cities around the world.

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