Oct 07 2007

In the beginning

 Thanks for reminding me that we miss the real point of Genesis when we try to make it “play” by the rules of atheistic science.  Having said that, I’ve always (well, maybe not always) had a lot of skepticism…  [more]

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Sep 19 2007

I have never, to my knowledge, committed an athletic act

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  • September 19, 2007

 A good motto to live by, at least it was for me at ACS.  We had physical fitness tests twice a year which included a 400- or 800-meter run at the AUB track.  The guys would start about 1 or…  [more]

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Sep 16 2007

Pathological stupidity

 On September 6th, there was an op-ed piece in the New York Times by L. Paul Bremer (the 3rd) titled “How I Didn’t Dismantle Iraq’s Army.”  I trust you already know this, but in case our national obsession with OJ…  [more]

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Sep 11 2007

Horse beaters

 Did anyone watch Glenn Beck on CNN last night?  I did not, but someone who did was able to recite its premise almost verbatim today.  In short, Muslim extremists are among us and planning a “Perfect Storm” that will make…  [more]

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Sep 11 2007

Background noise

 I was flipping channels a few minutes ago.  Faux News had a “Breaking News” banner below their bobble-head anchor of the hour, trumpeting that Petraeus’ Iraq report was calling for a 30,000 troop reduction by next summer. I switched to…  [more]

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Sep 11 2007

A Moment of Silence

A poem for 9-11

By Emmanuel Ortiz, September 11, 2002   Before I begin this poem, I’d like to ask you to join me in a moment of silence in honor of those who died in the World Trade…  [more]

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Sep 08 2007

Lebanon’s future

 YaLibnanTV (websites www.yalibnan.com/ and www.iloubnan.info/-English) has this disturbing bit: If you would like to know if you are Phoenician and interested in knowing your lineage, then please visit The Genographic Projects’ website to contribute DNA… As an American mongrel…  [more]

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