Month: July 2007

On Vacation

Back soon. Please see local listings for regularly scheduled blog posts starting next season, starting approximately September 1st. Until then, please enjoy the following worthwhile articles and past posts. Regresare pronto. Por favor mantenga un ojo en sus listas locales para los articulos del blog que reiniciaran aproximadamente en el primero de septiembre. Hasta entonces,…

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Buzz?

A friend of mine has a child who shall hitherforth remain nameless. This nameless child and I recently had a conversation over dinner (he’s 1, I’m 22, so I felt we were equals). During this conversation, his mother (Alethea B.) presented him with a drawing of Sheriff Woody from the movie Toy Story. To show…

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Sorry, no choice

T-Rob: Foreknowledge in itself does not entail determinism. Foreknowledge AND omnipotence does. God interfered the instant he created everything. My response: I agree with this point insofar as we assume that the set of God includes all knowledge and ability to bring about your desires, then we can only naturally conclude that God has no…

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Grunt Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

And now, a chapter-by-chapter non-verbal reaction to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Dark Lord Ascending Whoa! In Memoriam Hm. *sigh* The Dursleys Departing Aww. :'( The Seven Potters !! Fallen Warrior Eep! The Ghoul in Pajamas Whoa. The Will of Albus Dumbledore Huh. The Wedding … A Place to Hide wtf? Kreacher’s Tale 😯…

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Laissez-faire Friends

I have a friend that gives me homework. Every time I talk to him, I end up leaving with more to do than before I ran into him. Obviously, I’ve learned to avoid seeing him if at all possible. I have another friend who would constantly make me feel bad for not speaking to her…

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History is fun!

So, wait, what exactly did Napoleon do wrong at Waterloo? Was it just that he had split up his forces to scare away the Prussians, but didn’t actually succeed in anything but splitting up his forces and defeating a rather cowardly Prussian engagement? And where is Prussia anyway? What is it? Is it still around?…

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