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Mall Shooter: Why?

So that’s the big question on everyone’s mind. After the news headlines flashed about the number dead, all the top headlines are all asking, “Why?” There’s discussion about all sorts of reasons. I humbly submit that the answer is really very, very simple. First, a word about the weapon of choice.
“Assault” [...]

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Professional Whiner: Samari Rolle

Want to know why so few players in the NFL actually get any real respect from people? It’s not because they’re making so much money. It’s not jealousy that they can play a game well. It’s not that they’re physically bigger than most and athletic. It’s because the majority of them [...]

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Once again, government rises up to “fix” a problem they created and in the process directly take massive amounts of freedom from people. The Bush Administration has said that they, personally, do not like a number of financial agreements that are legal, binding, and voluntarily made by people. So they’re simply deciding by [...]

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Ireland’s Beer

Archaeologists have discovered over 5,000 mysterious mounds throughout Ireland, dating from 1500 to 500 B.C. For years people have been trying to figure out what they were used for. One guy thinks he’s figure it out (and even tested his theory): they were for making ale! Imagine that! 5,000 individual breweries [...]

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Merry Tossmas!

Have a Merry Tossmas! That’s hilarious!
Hat tip to Kat.

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Duke Power Wants Cash

And so they’re asking government to raise rates so they can have more money. And knowing government, they will probably allow it. Oh sure, Duke Power is claiming they want the money to “research alternative energy sources.” Apparently no one is doing that now. And apparently no one will do it [...]

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I hate the term “hate crimes.” Does that make me a criminal? Am I automatically guilty? Honestly, I cannot see any difference at all between the terms “hate crimes” and “thought crimes.” And that scares me. In a “traditional” crime, someone is injured. Let’s say person A punches person [...]

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TV: Before and After

What if there was a strike and no one noticed?

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Cyberbullies?

How do you know you’re spending too much time on the computer? When you’re responding to “cyber-bullies” AND trying to get government to pass laws to punish those who are “bullies.” Here’s a clue, lawmakers: you don’t have a clue. Any law passed regarding “cyber bullies” is going to be 100% worthless. [...]

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From Toilet to Tap

I know, yuck. Sure, that’s quite a natural reaction to any plan to recycle, well, sewage. I know Raven just about threw up. But I’ll tell you, it’s not that bad. I think the only reason this really hasn’t been done before it that simple reason: it sounds nasty. But [...]

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