I was too pissed off about to really write everything about that agressive parent the other day, but here's a few little fun pointers: The family isn't from Canada.  Which country they're from doesn't matter, but f...

This is the massive essay I just had to write for Contemporary Moral Issues on a particular issue within the realm of free speech.   Note: the views expressed in this essay are not necessarily a reflection of my exact views....

photo by Debbie C.B.s In reply to: Role Model? I Already Got a Day Job. Slim Jackson recalled a situation in which he found himself struggling between being the apart of the solution or apart of the problem when wi...

MEDIA: The Untold Stories of Violence Against Women - IPS ipsnews.net

Hmm so reading Joel’s last post made me think about gun violence and culture and policy in the U.S. and I wrote about it.  Sorry for going overboard again; I think it helps my brain. I don't like bacon (cf. Joel's post)...

Location: @work Time: 1:52 AM Batteries: 80% Morale:  :| Lets start with work. It’s almost 2am, and I’m here at work.  Big frikking surprise, eh? I’ve been here since 9pm, and I’ll be here until 8am. I’m doin...

Question 8: What about... Ecclesiastes 3:1-3, 8 "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to...

[Many thanks to cooldad, canicus, and several others who brought this information to my attention.] You may have seen it on a shirt or a bumper sticker, or heard about it in the news. The phrase, “Pray for Obama: P...

  I love vigilante flicks. The core essence of vigilantism is ordinary people in extraordinary situations taking an active stand alone against all odds and without expectation of compensation or so much as even p...