Year: 2006
Maxim
Posted on October 15, 2006 in Thinking
One solid loaf holds more nutrition for a person than all the silos of raw grain.
Dirtball Rain
Posted on October 13, 2006 in Weather
A dirtball rain moved in on Lake Forest, brazenly in the afternoon, after weeks of steady, solemn sunshine. Pulverized limestone destined for sidewalks mixed with the water to form a mire on the streets. The land shifted its shoulders and, like a client working out at a gym, gave off the odor of life once more.
Rabbitbrush bloomed yellow, to be matched by the dying sycamores and fire hydrants.
Roy Chapman Andrews: Thief of Time — Part 1
Posted on October 13, 2006 in Commons Theft
Andrews was an opportunist who expropriated important fossils and works of art from Asian countries wracked by revolution and civil war.
Grisham Defends Bipolar
Posted on October 13, 2006 in Genetics Justice
John Grisham — who opposes the death penalty — has a new nonfiction book about Ron Williamson, a former ball player who was wrongfully convicted of murder after being fingered by the actual killer.
Not A Sex Crime
Posted on October 12, 2006 in Bipolar Disorder Compassion Media
just when does a disability due to an organic brain dysfunction make it impossible to work?
O’Really?
Posted on October 10, 2006 in Journalists & Pundits Lies
Can you see what is wrong with this picture?
The answer is real easy if you can’t figure it out by looking at the top part….
Can George W. Bush and Dennis Hastert Democrats be far behind?
Not so Gneiss Security
Posted on October 10, 2006 in Terrorism
In retrospect, I suppose I could have put the grapefruit-sized specimen inside my sock, swung it around my head like a mace, charged the cabin and attempted to hijack the flight. This, of course, never occurred to me until the zealous inspector declared my rock a “dual-use” item.
“What, pray tell, is a dual-use item?” I asked. I’m afraid I chucked just a little, causing her to glare, withhold a satisfactory answer and call her supervisor. He hefted my rock, scrutinized it for a moment, and agreed that my specimen was indeed a dual-use item, meaning a potential low-tech weapon. During those uneasy moments when I thought I would be detained, I wondered if a doctor’s stethoscope would also be declared a dual-use item, since it could be used to strangle a pilot.
Is this errorism worth the supposed benefits?
We Are Not All Amish
Posted on October 10, 2006 in Journalists & Pundits Violence
No, only the Amish are Amish.
The difference
Posted on October 10, 2006 in Morals & Ethics Reading
“I am the light of the world. He who believes in me shall never die.” — Jesus.
“Accept my words only when you have examined them for yourselves; do not accept them because of the reverence you have for me. Those who only have faith in me and affection for me will not find the final freedom. But those who have faith in the truth and are determined on the path, they will find awakening.” — Buddha
Schizophrenia Goodbye
Posted on October 9, 2006 in Psycho-bunk Schizophrenia
The current move to eliminate the term “schizophrenia” may have its roots in anti-psychiatry, but there are mainstream psychiatrists who think that it’s a good idea. So do I.
