Monthly Archives: September 2011

FIVE RULES TO REMEMBER IN LIFE:

1. Money cannot buy happiness, but its more comfortable to cry in a Mercedes than on a bicycle. 2. Forgive your enemy but remember the bastard’s name. 3. Help someone when they are in trouble and they will remember you … Continue reading

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How To “Fix” Congress (in 8 easy steps)

This was sent to me as one of those “chain” emails. You know, if you pass this on to 20 friends we can change the world. Sorry, I just don’t do the forwarding thing. I did find this interesting enough … Continue reading

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The Myth of War (via The Christian Left)

 Here on The Christian Left we have shown that the Spirit is often made manifest through human action. We are proving that there is such a thing as consciousness, and it is expanding, opening the possibility of a future based on love … Continue reading

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On Earth As It Is In Heaven

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With Poverty on the Rise, this is no Time to Slash the Safety Net

The tea party and its ilk offer us only cold cups of bitter tea while serving up fountains of champagne to the super-rich, Wall Street, and big corporations. By Karen Dolan The increasingly extreme conservative ideology pervading Congress and the tea … Continue reading

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Toccata and Fugue / For God’s sake, MOVE ON!

As a child, beginning in the 4th grade, I was obsessed with playing the trumpet. Not a bad thing I guess, unless you’re the parents of such child. At least it wasn’t a drum set. When I found a new … Continue reading

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Elegy For Lisa’s Mother

May God bless Lisa in this time of sorrow.

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Free to Die (via Kmareka.com)

Economist Paul Krugman in today's New York Times takes a closer look at Libertarian views about 'freedom'. Millions of American children, for instance, make the 'bad choice' of being born to to poor parents– should taxpayers bail them out? So … Continue reading

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How To Talk To The Tea Party (via The Erstwhile Conservative: A Blog of Repentance)

Since I don’t have the time and wherewithal to write good stuff like this, for now, please read what Duane has said so well! Here's the way some future historian might describe our times: Millions were still unemployed; lavish government … Continue reading

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The Party of Death?

From Steve Brodner Take the link at top to go to Steve’s excellent blog! Maybe you can read the text there, which came out too small here.

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