Archive for May, 2007

Students For Freedom, Nobel For Rush, Bush Is Right

2 Comments | Posted by matthew on May 31st, 2007 in Evil

Three stories caught my attention today, and for this reason: That conservative values of individual responsibility, recognition of absolute truth, and consistency of conviction in the face of repeated attack, always resonate, always work (even if they seem to fail in the short term), and always get their reward.
Reagan repealed what is known as the [...]

OMG! I Agree With Hillary

No Comments Yet | Posted by twistedlogic on May 30th, 2007 in Taxes

I saw an article today in which Hillary Clinton said the following:
“I prefer a ‘we’re all in it together’ society. I believe our government can once again work for all Americans. It can promote the great American tradition of opportunity for all and special privileges for none.”
She was referring specifically to big, bad businesses that [...]

Einstein On The Mysterious

No Comments Yet | Posted by matthew on May 30th, 2007 in Culture, Education, Evolution

 

The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed. It was the experience of mystery [...]

Federal Government Does Not Follow Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

1 Comment | Posted by matthew on May 30th, 2007 in Uncategorized

A basic tenet of Generally Accepted Accounting Principle (GAAP - the holy grail of business accounting) is that expenses are recorded when they are incurred, not necessarily when they are paid. This allows an accurate snapshot of the actual value of a business at any given time that is not inflated by deferred expenses. Many [...]

You Comment, I Follow

No Comments Yet | Posted by matthew on May 29th, 2007 in Culture, I, Pandora

I follow comment and blog links. NoFollow is the equivalent of a high fence around the yard. The power of the blogosphere is in its decentralized and organic form. There is a lot of noise out there: legitimate blogs that have nothing worth saying much less reading, spam blogs which clog servers and no one [...]

Don’t Believe Everything You See

No Comments Yet | Posted by matthew on May 25th, 2007 in Christian, Culture, Evil

It is both amusing and scary to see ideology in motion in blatant and evil ways. Reading Google News this morning I came across three articles on global warming commenting on the same report. One article was published by Time, one by ScienceNow, and one by Fox News.
The ScienceNow article describes a  “runaway train of [...]

What Hath God Wrought, LOL OMG ROFL

No Comments Yet | Posted by matthew on May 24th, 2007 in Culture

On this day in history, the first ever text message was sent across the wires, and civilization held its breath as communication entered a new and brave world.
 
The year was 1844, actually.
Samuel Morse ran his first telegraph wire and operated the send lever to send the message “What hath God wrought?” I can only imagine [...]

Monopoly Will Ruin Your Family

No Comments Yet | Posted by matthew on May 23rd, 2007 in Uncategorized

Ever think about all the different things we argue about when we play Monopoly? If you don’t play Monopoly you have truly not yet lived: Go to the thrift store, buy a used copy, play it for three days straight in the same game, then come back and read on.
There are so many things to [...]

Beggars Of God

No Comments Yet | Posted by matthew on May 22nd, 2007 in Christian

God deserves so much more than our begging, but He loves to hear it anyways. He makes a point of saying several times throughout the Bible how much He desires to give us what we ask for.

Ask and you will receive…
Let him ask God, not doubting…
What ever you ask in My name…

And others, but He [...]

Bedbugs Best Politicians Who Bed With Environmentalists

No Comments Yet | Posted by twistedlogic on May 21st, 2007 in Uncategorized

Is it your imagination, or are bedbugs really giving you fits?
According to the Heartland Institute, there is less and less chance your imagination is playing games with you. State bans on DDT and other effective pesticides have lead to reported outbreaks in all 50 states. Bedbugs are “infesting not only hotel rooms of all price [...]

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