Rant of the Week: 4/4/10-4/10/10
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Essay of the Week: 4/4/10-4/10/10
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Essay of the Week: 3/28/10-4/3/10
The Red Menace is still on its way and they still have not figured out how to stop it.
Hopefully they have everyone worried for nothing. On the other hand, it does not seem like people are worrying enough given the potential for things to go horribly wrong.
Essay of the Week: 3/21/10-3/27/10
The Joint Operating Environment is the US military’s assessment of the threats facing the US in the next 25 years. It is nothing profound, but it is a more realistic view of the world then you usually get from the government. If you are intimidated by the length, just read the first two parts (excluding the introduction). That is where most of the good stuff is.
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The future is here. Social Security tapping the “trust fund” to get through the year.
Go Eagle. From the Photographer…
“Over 10 days I saw at least 50 starlings getting caught and eaten by various eagles. It would happen anywhere from 100 to 500 feet in the air.
Essay of the Week: 3/14/10-3/20/10
Alvin Plantinga has been described in by some secular sources as the foremost orthodox protestant Christian philosopher of the current age. We don’t mean that to be a commendation, but we do think it is worth getting to know that man a little more. It is interesting to see what the secular world understands as being the best that orthodoxy Christianity has to offer.
So here is what Alvin Plantinga calls his “Spiritual Autobiography.” It is a little out of date, but I don’t think too much has changed in regards to his world view.
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Save On Heating; Burn Your Water
The print edition of the paper included a picture of a jug of water with a flame burning on it.
I would have thought that anyone who expected a drilling operation anywhere in their neighborhood would seek to get a baseline analysis of what is in their well water right away. I would want to know what I have been drinking all along so that I know if I am just getting hysterical when something turns up in the water later one.