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Yell "FREEDOM!!" a little louder…

Freeeeedoooom!So, the "gay discrimination law" thing. A lot of social conservatives are pushing laws in various states that make it OK for businesses to refuse service to gay people if it violates their religious beliefs. Some are worded differently, but all would allow such things. ...

2014-02-26   [Permalink]

Harry Potter and the Several Mildly-Amusing Alternative Titles

I've read the first two Harry Potter Books so far. They seemed rather… I don't know, maybe they're just not for me? I've started number 3, but haven't been able to make myself read more. Anyway, rather than write a review, I thought I'd give a list of possible alternative, more accurate titles: ...

2014-02-13   [Permalink]

Do you suffer from nostalgia?

Nostalgia is a mental disorder affecting between 80 to 90 percent of the population of the industrialized world. Nostalgia affects the memories and emotions of sufferers, making them believe certain things were better in the past. ...

2014-02-04   [Permalink]

"Being correct" isn't always the same as "knowing"

If you gave me a math problem such as 5 + 5, and I say "10", you'd say I was right. Easy peasy. Then you ask me to solve 4567738 ÷ 652534, and I almost instantly say "7". You take the time to do the calculation and see that the answer is, indeed, 7. It's possible I might have quickly calculated the answer, but did I? I did get it correct, but how? ...

2014-02-02   [Permalink]

"Useful" Subjects

"Kids should learn all kinds of things, like geography, classic literature, ancient history, world history, American history, economics, philosophy, world religions, art, theater, music, Latin, French, iambic pentameter, haikus, sentence diagramming, and algebra." ...

2014-01-15   [Permalink]

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