Aug 29 2009

Movie review: District 9

 Anybody else watched this sci-fi flic yet?  The first aerial shot of the alien ghetto reminded me of the refugee camps we used to see along the road to the Beirut airport.  Besides being thoroughly entertained, did anyone but me…  [more]

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Aug 28 2009

Final proof…

 …that the right wing of this country is certifiably, well, certifiable…  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0OUXkZO8vE  Still not convinced?  Keep watching:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgSBumvA11M…  [more]

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Aug 12 2009

Congenitalia

 An open letter to our suddenly-in-the-spotlight (and loving every minute of it) blue dog democrats:  On the subject of healthcare reform, where exactly do you stand?  We now know what you’re against, but what are you for?  And just who…  [more]

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Jun 04 2009

Left behind

 Friends, I’ve been on this soapbox for many years now, but if you still insist that the hard-core beliefs of the fringes of American Christianity have no bearing on events on the other side of this space-traveling mudball, then read…  [more]

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Apr 27 2009

Tortured logic (a letter/editorial submission)

 For the sake of argument, let’s suppose torture works… For the sake of argument, let’s also suppose that 9/11 was inevitable.  Let’s suppose that it wasn’t a circus of errors and missed opportunities and hot pursuits that were allowed to…  [more]

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Mar 29 2009

Spring griping

 Some thoughts re. this morning’s service (the first one).  Actually, not all are directly related to today’s events; some of these have been building for a while and others are basically the same things I’ve griped about before.  You’re welcome…  [more]

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Mar 14 2009

Personal reflections

 My pastor John, methinks, probably wonders if I too often connect disparate ideas and events by the thinnest of threads.  There is an old tradition in the Middle East regarding when the feasts of Ramadan begin and end; as long…  [more]

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