Mr Rush
Just a silly thing.
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What if it really were that simple?
In my adult youth (my 20s and early 30s), I was involved in my fair share of "philosophical" discussions. Some might say more than my fair share. Many of those discussions involved religion because it has been (and still is) such a force in the world. After coming to the conclusion that there probably were no gods, and stating so, those discussions often contained statements like:
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Traffic rants
If legislators want to get serious about traffic safety, here's a list of traffic violations to crack down on:
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My Black Friday pledge
This Thanksgiving evening and Friday morning, I pledge to not go out and buy things I don't need. I won't buy a crockpot for 10 dollars, or a large screen TV for 500. I won't buy the latest toy that my child will lose interest in after an hour. I won't buy any new electronic gadgets that waste my money and time. I won't buy any over-priced kitchen toys to make a mediocre cup of sugary coffee.
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Freedom of choice and food labeling
Most Americans haven't been told about some of the ingredients that are in the foods they eat. Some very large companies are trying to hide the truth about how their plants are grown. The FDA is so far refusing to force companies to label these products.
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Plural pronouns and group identifiers, part 1
Several years ago, a friend updated his Facebook status with a link to a news article about how some group of Muslims was offended by being portrayed badly in media or something similar. My friend's comment on the story was very close to: "When they start worrying about offending us by crashing planes into buildings, then we can start worrying about offending them."
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Your possessions are a gas
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Homeschool Socialization, Part II
How does a homeschooled kid ever get socialization? Homeschoolers are extremely tired of it, but it's a common question. I still don't understand why, exactly, but it's common. As I detailed in The magic socialization of public school, "public school socialization", especially for the younger kids, is really not all people think it is. But how does a homeschooler's social life compare?
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Natural cures generator
You don't need medicine. You need natural cures!
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"My Little Pony is a show for girls." An imaginary/compilation conversation.
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Hit a worker, get a $10,000 fine
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