Natural disasters and God

Iranian blogger (and yes, “cleric”) Mohammad Ali Abtahi takes on the questions raised by the Dec. 26 tsunami regarding God. Anyone and any thought who wants to make connection between the natural events and the God’s anger will face lots of logical questions to which he/she cannot find an answer. Those who wanna benefit from […]

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Whiskey and rye

“OPEC….” “Hmmmm….” “What does an Irish chicken do?” Carnac the Magnificent MSNBC – Carson was everyman, with charisma “The day the music died” was February 3, 1959, when Buddy Holly’s plane crashed outside of Clear Lake, Iowa. The day television died was May 22, 1992, when Johnny Carson hustled out of a Burbank studio, leaving […]

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Blogathon for tsunami victims

Darren of ProBlogger will be doing a 24 hour ‘blogathon’ Thursday Jan. 20 complete with at least 100 original blog posts to help raise funds for victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami.

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Warning: Think for Yourself

The Eclectic Econoclast responding to the recent flap over the stickers on biology textbooks in Atlanta (which he generally disagrees with) suggests that “This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully and critically considered” stickers ought to be placed on most textbooks. I’d go further and put the warning in a great […]

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no new thing under the sun….

Ecclesiastes 1:9 “The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.” I had commented in December regarding Instapundit that “this particular site is very popular, but the predominance of short posts on the […]

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Economics: Don't try it at home? Only pros should assume a can opener!

Three scientists are shipwrecked on a tropical island with nothing but the clothes on their back and a case of canned beans. On day 1 the first scientist, a physicist, suggests that they find a really large rock and smash the can. The beans will pop out and they can eat. After repeated attempts they […]

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