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9/11, April-19
But April 19
09.11.06 | Permalink | 6 CommentsOne the fifth anniversay of the 9/11 attacks, I thought I should repost this article on the Oklahoma City bombing. (Chutney is an OKC native and was there.)
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9/11, terrorism
One million ways to die
Finally, the color-coded terror alert system is useful for something: A ranking of your odds of death by appendicitis versus death by al-Qaida.
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King of dozens: Or, My entry into the Scribe Collective
09.08.06 | Permalink | 4 CommentsI’m blog important! I’ve recently been inducted into the Scribe Collective, the secret cabal of religious super villains who run the Daily Scribe. (The link includes a secret photo of me with one of our crack commando mercenaries.) If you’re not familiar with the Daily Scribe, it’s a blog network for religious bloggers who boast […]
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homework
Homework sucks
09.08.06 | Permalink | Comments Off on Homework sucksHours of homework a night makes kids hate learning and, to boot, doesn’t help them learn at all. Ten minutes a night per grade level is plenty.
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We are dependent rational (religious) animals
09.05.06 | Permalink | 3 CommentsI can’t say enough good things about the just-published article “Secularism and Tolerance After 9/11” by Doug Muder of Free and Responsible Search. My thanks go out to him, Philocrites, and the UU World crew for making it happen. Doug’s article is a review of recent books by pop secularists Sam Harris (The End of […]
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The problem with three day weekends
09.04.06 | Permalink | Comments Off on The problem with three day weekendsIs that they’re not four days long. (Wisdom courtesy my wifefriend Whiski.)
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