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December 2005
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Time for some impeaching?
12.20.05 | Permalink | 5 CommentsI was proud to learn yesterday that my almost-Representative John Lewis recently stated that Bush’s illegal spying on US citizens is worthy of impeachment. And because it didn’t come from my actual Rep, it might carry some weight. (Hat tip to Seth Miller.) This Modern World has a handy cartoon guide to the last year […]
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Almost time for WordPress 2.0
12.20.05 | Permalink | Comments Off on Almost time for WordPress 2.0Good news for users of the blogging engine WordPress (and those thinking about switching to WordPress). Version 2.0 is in "release candidate" stage, and the final version is rumored to be arriving sometime later this week (in time for Festivus, maybe?). If you’re wondering what the big deal is, you can read a short recap […]
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Time to dress up Jesus!
12.17.05 | Permalink | 3 CommentsPersonally, I think the Christmas tree dress makes him look hot.
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Thoughts on the so-called “death penalty”
12.15.05 | Permalink | 5 CommentsSome scattered thoughts on the "death penalty" that I hope helps move it beyond the usual platitudes. Thanks for Bill Barr and Galley Slaves for getting me thinking. The impossibility of reconciliation with the executed. I still feel a loss because I can never reconcile with McVeigh. I’d like to think that thirty years from […]
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Aslan rewrites the Beatitudes
12.15.05 | Permalink | Comments Off on Aslan rewrites the BeatitudesWill Shetterly not only reinterprets Jesus’s teachings in light of Narnia, but also provides a most helpful spoiler warning: "Warning: If you know nothing about Narnia or Christianity, the following contains spoilers."
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Good news for AIDS and Africa
12.15.05 | Permalink | Comments Off on Good news for AIDS and AfricaIt’s about damn time.
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