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This week I launched a new site/project called Thought Identity! It’s a site dedicated to mental exercises and challenges on the subject of identity.

Sound intriguing? Check out the welcome post for more info, or check out all of the latest exercises at thoughtid.posterous.com ( Read more... )

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last night on the daily show, i was pleasantly surprised by what i saw. finally a taste of real, actual journalism in american mainstream media, even if it was an easy target like jim cramer and cnbc.

to be honest, a lot has been made of this “feud”, but i thought the show last night was hardly a fight, even though stewart was clearly playing ( Read more... )

since i haven’t been posting here too much, i thought i’d pop in to give everyone some news. unfortunately, there’s not much to tell, really, except that if you’re looking at this on my website, you’re looking at a new layout. it’s simplistic, and should be more accessible for older browsers and quicker for everyone overall.

in case you couldn’t ( Read more... )

from the tv show penn & teller’s bullshit comes this short clip talking about which biblical commandments so-called fundamentalist christians will pick and choose from. while they make some good points, and i completely agree, two things occur to me: (1) that they’re trying to reason with people who will not be reasoned with, and (2) that they come ( Read more... )

…as you would have them do unto you means the church gets what it has coming to it. for some weird reason, the mormon and catholic churches are acting all shocked and offended that there’s a massive outcry against them for their bigotry in supporting california’s prop 8.

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apparently it’s ok for churches to take an active part in bigoted oppression ( Read more... )

tonight, i hear the sounds of fireworks and
the sounds of friends and patriots rejoicing.
tonight, these sounds do not ring hollow.

tonight, i encourage you all, whoever you are, however you voted, and whatever you may have heard and/or decided about our newly named president-elect…

please, let’s join together as americans, and walk forward in peace ( Read more... )

today was the memorial for a friend of mine who recently passed away. his name was KC Murphy, and i originally met him while he was working at the mock crest tavern, just up the road from me. i often go into the tavern for their good breakfast food, coffee with free refills, and free wi-fi, which is always nice for a freelancer like me. anyhow, KC ( Read more... )

i was out smoking a cigarette on my front porch this afternoon as i often do, when i noticed up the street from me a little girl started yelling “LEMONADE… LEMONADE!!!”, so i finished smoking and went to put sandals on so i could go check it out.

as i was walking up to the stand, she was still yelling “LEMONADE” so i called up ahead and asked “how ( Read more... )

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i encourage everyone who is capable of voting this year to check out barack obama… even if you think you know him, if only from the soundbites on television[which are often very misleading], please take one more good honest look at him. check out his website at barackobama.com and find out more about his campaign.

your vote is your vote - it ( Read more... )