Current Events

Look at the hang-time on that punt!

NYTimes.com: A federal appeals court on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Syrian-born Canadian man who had accused the United States of violating the law and his civil rights after he was detained at Kennedy Airport and sent to Syria under what he claims was an act of “extraordinary rendition…” The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York ruled that because…
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Kitchen Sink

Shoot 'em if you got 'em

Newsvine / AP: The nation’s busiest airport dueled with gun rights advocates Tuesday over whether a new Georgia state law allows visitors to carry firearms at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. All right baby! That’s what I’m talking about! This is exactly what we need – guns in airports, just like the good Lord intended. So what if you can’t bring…
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Current Events

The God defense

Here’s a court decision I’m tempted to research a little further. It involves the Texas Supreme Court, a church I’m fairly certain I’d never belong to, Laura Schubert – a member of the church youth group who was injured, and a civil suit for damages. Wait until you hear how she was injured. Ft Worth Star-Telegram: Schubert and her brother were involved with church…
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Beth

More of Beth's pics

Once again, these pictures suffer a bit from being printed and re-scanned (gotta work out an arrangement to get the source files home from school)… not to mention my poor Photoshop skills. Still, we think they’re pretty cool. Beth’s caption reads: Sunshine It shines beautifully through the tree It’s really peaceful for you and me Beth’s caption reads: The tree…
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Important StuffPoliticsThe Sunshine State

Tuna waffle

I wonder if Charlie is feeling a little heat… The gov’s words, via St Pete Times: “Only when we are able to do so far enough from Florida’s coast, safe enough for our people, and clean enough for our beaches, should we even consider increasing our oil supply by drilling off Florida’s shore. Let me repeat: far enough, safe enough and clean enough.” But allow me…
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Important StuffPoliticsThe Sunshine State

Oil on my mind - or - A well oiled rant

Sorry for the swearing… For the moment, let’s set aside the merits of offshore drilling. It seems to me like some “conservatives” (note the strategic use of my buddy, the quotation mark) bat around the words “offshore drilling” like it’s an act of patriotism; a shared sacrifice for a greater good. I think it’s code for building a bunch of oil…
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Kitchen Sink

An act of betrayal

I can’t bring myself to read No Country For Old Men. I’ve tried picking it up three times now, but I can’t get through a handful of pages. It looks like a good book, and it comes highly recommended by a friend, but I just can’t do it. Maybe later, after a transitional book, but not now. I bought a few books before my Tallahassee trip, and No Country was the last one left.
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Wellbeing

Being the messenger of doom

It was day three of meetings: the last day, and we were in review mode. Everyone’s brains were fried. Everyone wanted to go home, put their head under a pillow, and let their mind descend into blissful oblivion. I use the term “home” loosely. A hotel room is substituting for my home tonight. Though now that I type it, being away from home is probably a blessing. I can enjoy my…
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Important StuffPoliticsThe Sunshine State

Light tuna in oil

McClatchy: Describing his position as evolving, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said he now supports exploratory drilling for oil and gas off Florida’s coast because “Floridians are suffering…” The National Petroleum Council estimates the eastern Gulf might hold 36.7 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and 5.2 billion barrels of oil. Others doubt those numbers but say there is…
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