If you've been wondering what the purpose of the conflict in Iraq happens to be, I think CNN managed to nail it pretty solidly: ( Read more... )

Students of human behavior, those considering the human condition, and violinists - especially violinists - really should read this article. You all should. And you should think about what it means for you and your life. It's really, really important ( Read more... )

QOTD: "Some must be sacrificed if all are to be saved ( Read more... )

QOTD: "Bollard attack, gate three ( Read more... )

Christians sue for right to not be tolerantThere's a lot in that article. Legally, that's a huge issue. Handling that well will be quite an undertaking. For now, I'll say what I've always said and what has been said before: Equal rights, not special rights. Frankly, I don't give a damn what rights you strip from gays as long as you strip those ( Read more... )

QOTD: “You should never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth ( Read more... )

QOTD: "It's too bad that stupidity isn't painful ( Read more... )

I forgot to mention some of the people I encountered at work today. I met a military lesbian couple, which was interesting. I'm about 80% sure they were lesbian. My lesbian detection rate is astonishingly low. I found this particularly interesting given the reseach I'd run across the previous night reporting how the rate of military service of ( Read more... )

Bad day at work today, though my sales and CA percentages were higher than usual. Woman on the phone asked if we still had any of the memory we had on sale in our sale paper. ( It seems so routine )

Xbox 360 release went off without much fanfare, though there were lots of people coming in the store looking for it. They were angry we didn't have any and we were angry they didn't have the wherewithall to know that there was a shortage ( Read more... )