G.A.G.P.O.P.
Written by  leo on September 16th, 2008  
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No, it doesn't mean that your father's going to be choking (at least, not directly), even if it sounds that way.This is one of those things that I categorize to myself as a message from God.And why shouldn't I receive messages from God? The unelected President of the US claims
The Light
Written by  leo on September 13th, 2008  
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I was re-re-re-re-reading some parts of a book a while ago... taking a break from sorting thousand-year-old cans of paint and stain and various associated painting toolery... and I came across a section where it discussed the idea of "charging your imagination with light", the better to visualize things and
Wetbacks
Written by  leo on August 31st, 2008  
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My youngest son and his soon-to-be (by the time you read this, perhaps already-is) wife brought over a netflix the other night - a documentary, I think by Nat'l Geographic - called Wetbacks. As you might gather from the title, it's about the immigrants trying to - and sometimes succeeding
What the heck is a Xaphoon?
Written by  leo on August 27th, 2008  
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Xaphoon - The Maui Xaphoon (Bamboo Sax)- I think Autumn needs one of these...
EVERTHING THAT IS, IS MADE OF LIGHT
Written by  leo on August 25th, 2008  
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Biophotons - The Light in Our Cells - Google SearchI have no idea what happens if you click the link. I'm assuming that it goes to google and performs an all-new search - which means that what I'm seeing right now (I'm on a Firefox browser tab, looking at a
The Old Man and The Starfish
Written by  leo on August 15th, 2008  
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The Old Man and The Starfish Close your eyes. Imagine you are looking at a sea shore – standing back a ways and looking down from the big dunes, covered with seagrass. Below you is a long, white beach, curving gently from left to right, stretching as far as you can
Jump into the deep end of the Carpool
Written by  leo on August 15th, 2008  
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Ridematching SoftwareOkay - here's the first one at the top of the list "carpool software" - get after it. Next I'm going to look for other versions of searching... like adding "freeware" and "php" and "mysql" and such... but that's later. It's almost 1AM and I'm hammered... time to
Dark Energy Leaves Fingerprints on Early Light
Written by  leo on August 14th, 2008  
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"For the most part, scientists have come to terms with the existence of an unknown antigravity force permeating the cosmos. This "dark energy" — a conveniently ambiguous term for something no one understands — sticks its nose into cosmology on a regular basis and, increasingly, won't be denied."Someone wrote this
An Offer You Can’t Refuse
Written by  leo on August 14th, 2008  
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Quoting: "Sanborn: Sometimes I wonder if the Congress is being bribed or blackmailed. That could explain why they refuse to stop illegal wars and torture."I am hard-pressed to believe anyone, even a journalist, would be able to make a statement like this with a straight face. It seems to be
-ations
Written by  leo on August 10th, 2008  
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When a government needs - or wants, anyway - to spend money it doesn't actually have, there are three ways it can get the money:raise taxesprint the moneyborrow the moneyI can't think of any others - maybe you can? If so, be sure and comment on this piece and let
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