Category Archives: Commentary

What I think about stuff…

The Irony of Cassius Clay

“As many know, there once was a great boxer named Cassius Clay. He converted to Islam in 1964, seemingly bothered that Jesus was portrayed as “a white with blond hair and blue eyes,” as he put it, and took the … Continue reading

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A FRIDAY RANT: Google

Can I just rant for a minute here? I’m SO FREAKIN’ SICK of seeing things like this on Internet message boards: “Don’t use Microsoft software. They’re evil. Use Gmail instead. I use Gmail for my email, Google Voice for voicemail, … Continue reading

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The “Wednesday is now Thursday” News Dump

- Regardless of what you think about gay marriage, can we at least agree that Judge Walker’s decision is horrible law? After all, this is the same judge who said that Prop 8 supporters “had no standing” for an appeal? … Continue reading

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Friday’s Tab Closer

From the “Holy Crap I have 84 tabs open in Firefox!” Department: – Glass-bottomed boats are old school and boring. How about a glass-bottomed hot air balloon instead? Looks like freaky fun to me! – Michael Dick (yes, that’s his … Continue reading

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Feel small yet?

Here’s a picture of earth, taken from the surface of Mars by the Spirit rover on March 8, 2004. It’s the first photograph of the earth taken from the surface of another planet. Wow! Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Cornell/Texas A&M

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It never happens to me…

So… ten years ago, a British guy named Rick Norsigian went to a garage sale in California and picked up a set of photo negatives he found interesting. His cost? £30 ($46). He made prints of them from time to … Continue reading

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So THAT’S the problem!

A friend of mine moved to the Netherlands not too long ago. So I’ve been looking for flights over there, and I’ve been stumped as to why I can’t find one for under $700, no matter what time of year, … Continue reading

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The Thursday Times

- A University of Illinois professor has been fired… for teaching the Catholic Church’s view of homosexuality. Kenneth Howell was teaching a class called Introduction to Catholicism in which he discussed “how the theory of utilitarianism and natural law theory … Continue reading

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