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Monthly Archives: July 2009
Sgt Barnes: Boy, Whachew Know About Farming?
There is a great scene in Annie Hall where Woody Allen produces the author some proverbial gasbag has been pontificating about and enjoys the moment as Marshall McLuhan completely refutes the man’s loud and unsolicited opinions about his work. An … Continue reading
Posted in Platoon, Science, Woody Allen
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Art Imitates Economic Philosophical Goals?
In a way, a good political satire is kind of like a campaign promise, you don’t necessarily have to believe it [not one dime!], for it to be effective. But a good political satire should exploit the target’s weakness. The … Continue reading
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Why Is Tomorrow Promised To No One?
Why is tomorrow promised to no one? In the New Testament, the letter from James 4:13-15 — who was not one of the two disciples names James — says the following: Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we … Continue reading
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Our African-American and Calibrated President
While I’m no fan, I have to give President Obama some credit. He fought giving the appearance of wanting to be the first African-American president as long as he could. He fought it at times I thought he shouldn’t, namely … Continue reading
When Today’s Headlines Were Yesterday’s Jokes
There was an old joke about how a socialist [or centrally planned] economy worked: What would have happened had the first socialist country been established in the Sahara desert instead of the Soviet Union? It would have run out of … Continue reading
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The Zero-Star Toss
I am a political conservative and a baseball fan. Knowing that our ubiquitous President would be all over the All-Star game [first pitch and part of the Fox broadcast] was in effect a tax placed on my viewership, but one … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, MLB
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Who is Francis Collins?
If you don’t know who Francis Collins is, a better question would be why don’t you? He was recently nominated to the position of Director of the National Institutes of Health by President Obama. On occasion [sarcasm intended], I have … Continue reading
Posted in 2 Think Good Favorites, C.S. Lewis, Catholic, Inspirational, Science
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Marlins Comeback, Irrational Fears and Rick Camp
Try and understand my irrational habit involving MLB specifically, and local team affiliations in general. I enjoy following, listening, but not always watching, MLB’s Florida Marlins. I also enjoy the emphasis in the field of economics which assumes that human … Continue reading
Posted in Animal House, Marlins Baseball, Rick Camp
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The Blood Within Us: Name That Plasma
President Obama declared that he “has the blood of Africa within” him. This raises a number of troubling, but interesting, questions. How can he differentiate the plasma running through him? Is that part of his specialness or just a gift … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Politics
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Houduran Policy Failure: Lack of Imagination?
I had earlier posts which pointed out absurdity of the Obama administration getting tough with Honduras while appeasing Iran and how they were in effect advocating that Hondurans, who opposed the Zelaya and Chavez efforts to undermine their democracy, should … Continue reading
Posted in Hounduras, Mary Anastasia O'Grady, Politics
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