January 2011
28 posts
7 tags
Two churches located across the street from each...
nicksandstones:
-prettyprettyplease:
ultraball:
paranoidrobot:
…Do the Presbyterians think Rocks are animals?
ALL ROCKS GO TO HEAVEN
CONVERTING TO CATHOLICISM DOES NOT MAGICALLY GRANT YOUR DOG A SOUL.
Sorry this is so long, but this is hilarious.
“Free dog souls with conversion!”
“This is America, where a white Catholic male Republican judge was murdered on...”
– Mark Shields, PBS (via mattreyes)
In his Inaugural Address, Bill Clinton said “There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.” It’s questionable, yes. But in some moments it does seem possible.
Racism surrounds us and infects us. We have not created a real...
“I’ll go further and say that the repeated compulsion to resolve and resolve and...”
– Merlin Mann on New Year’s resolutions (via marco)
Let's Get This Straight →
azspot:
There is, demonstrably, no leftist equivalent to Sarah Palin, former veep candidate and presumed future presidential candidate, who uses gun imagery (rifle sights) and language (“Don’t Retreat, RELOAD”) to exhort her followers to action. There is no leftist equivalent to the Council of Conservative Citizens (CCC), a group which was created from the mailing list of the old white...
Underpaid Genius: At The Still Point Of The... →
underpaidgenius:
John Hagel lays out a passionate argument for us to look below the superficial swirl of events, and to seek out deep meaning in our lives and work. He offers an approach to make that happen. He suggests we need to focus on three key sources of stability — aspects of society and our psychology —…
Study Linking Autism to Vaccines Was a Complete... →
jayparkinsonmd:
I’ve written about this in the past.
But here are the undisputed stats:
Deaths from measles in 1941: 1,145
Deaths from measles in 2008: 2
In roughly the last 150 years, measles has been estimated to have killed about 200 million people worldwide.
Then we developed a vaccine for measles. This is one of the most significant accomplishments of humankind.
Choose your...
Squashed: Obama, Bush, and McCain →
squashed:
Chris Hedges (and some of the other far-left bloggers) are strong on passion but weak on math. He’s convinced that the Obama administration is no different than the Bush administration was or the McCain administration would be. He writes:
There is no major difference between a McCain…
“These deals should really be a wake-up call to politicians and regulators. They...”
– yup, that’s exactly what’s going on
The Private IPO - Continuations
(via fred-wilson)