The first and greatest threat from court decisions in California and Massachusetts, giving legal recognition to “gay marriage,” is that it marks the end of democracy in America.
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“It’s earthquake weather.” That was my first thought when the 5.4 rolled through the desert this morning. Then I rode out the rest of the 5 seconds and went back to reading the comics.
I suppose that blase attitude comes from living in along the San Andreas fault line for 50 years. I know that there [...]
I’ve been adding plugins and playing with sidebars. Part of the reason I put this blog up was to learn about blogging.
I’d appreciate any comments you have on any design or funtionality you have any thoughts about.
UPDATE: Random spaces between paragraphs. I have no idea what’s up with that.
UPDATE: It’s a new theme. New toys!
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From the Wall Street Journal:
Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose “last lecture” about facing terminal cancer became an international sensation and a best-selling book, died Friday. He was 47 years old.
University spokeswoman Anne Watzman said Mr. Pausch died early Friday at his home in Virginia.
Read the full article or his last interview.
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My iPod touch told me there is an iPhone 3 miles away from me. It must be the little iFob app I downloaded. I mean, Apple Valley may not have curbs but I know there are a few iPhones out there. My son has one in the next room.
So what have I learned here?
I should [...]
I listened to The Last Lecture audio book on the drive to Utah over the weekend. The book comes from the life lessons of Randy Pausch. It was inspirational and life affirming as I knew it would be.
Professor Pausch is the optimistic cancer patient in the popular YouTube video seen by millions. He delivered the [...]
One man and one woman is the best arrangement for a free society. The State has an interest in preserving that arrangement. Elevating some other arrangement to the same status would deal a death blow to our best chance at survival as a free society.
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News of the latest attempt at a national Marriage Protection Amendment reached me earlier this week. Earlier, I discussed the hypocrisy of inserting Senators Craig and Vitter into this debate.
The other problem I see is that the Republican leadership isn’t taking the issue seriously. “I saw this same information and began to wonder if they [...]
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WordPress 2.6 is available. The last time I tried to upgrade I was off the blog for 2 months and everything was lost.
I had things going pretty good too. 19 people visited my blog one day. So, with trepidation, I enter the gates of upgrade. Hoping to see you on the other side.
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Craig and Vitters each portray an anti-family persona. No matter what words they say, the image they have created is of marriage that is dysfunctional. We don’t need any more of that. We have plenty such images.
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