Month: March 2004
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My Favorite Streaming Internet Radio Stations
A long time ago, I discovered my school’s file-sharing network and stopped buying music CD’s. Some time after that, I decided that while CD’s cost too much, stealing music is wrong. So, I switched to streaming internet radio, and have been listening to various streaming stations ever since. I’d like to share some of my…
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"Overcoming Affirmative Action"
The Young Republicans group at Roger Williams University recently offered a $250 “why you are proud of your white heritage” scholarship contest. Following up on their lead, the Young Conservatives at my own Texas A&M have created a $10,000 “Overcoming Affirmative Action Essay Contest” that open to everyone. The scholarship follows up on an “Affirmative…
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Interesting story on the WWII internment of Japanese Americans: A PC “Day of Remembrance” forgets key facts.
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The Joy of Life
The Joy of Life by Berton Braley: I’d rather risk gamely And lose for my trying Than grind around tamely –A cog in the mill. I’d rather fail greatly With courage undying Than plod on sedately With never a thrill! The game’s in the playing And, losing or winning, The fun’s in the essaying Your…
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New Photos Up
New at my gallery: photos from this week’s trip to San Antonio and some photos from my ski trip that I finally got on PhotoCD.
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Alisa Veijo, California — City officials were so concerned about the potentially dangerous properties of dihydrogen monoxide that they considered banning foam cups after they learned the chemical was used in their production. Then they learned, to their chagrin, that dihydrogen monoxide – H2O for short – is the scientific term for water.
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Foreign Leaders for John Kerry
I got an interesting email today from Orkut: Foreign Leaders for John Kerry
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Socialist cave-in part of al Qaeda plan
Al Qaeda document: We think the Spanish government will not stand more than two blows, or three at the most, before it will be forced to withdraw because of the public pressure on it,… If its forces remain after these blows, the victory of the Socialist Party will be almost guaranteed — and the withdrawal…
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Spring Break!
I will be on vacation all week. I won’t be getting my usual email, but you can reach me at [email protected]
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George Carlin Responds to Indecency Uproar
The whole problem with this idea of obscenity and indecency, and all of these things — bad language and whatever — it’s all caused by one basic thing, and that is: religious superstition. … There’s an idea that the human body is somehow evil and bad and there are parts of it that are especially…