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Pillow Talk

Observations Caru - August 7, 2011 23

Let me be clear: I hate sleep.

The Enemy Within

Observations Marion - August 6, 2011 83

There's been a campaign going on around the blogosphere for awhile, advocating that MSNBC ban Pat Buchanan from appearing on the network. Buchanan is...

Shovel-ready in a Sagging Economy

Observations Emerald1943 - August 3, 2011 19

Good morning, Planeteers! I trust you all are doing okay, having come through all this angst. Now that Congress is on their five-week PAID vacation,...

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Observations ADONAI - August 2, 2011 40

It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right. ~Henry David Thoreau Love, friendship and respect do not...

The Deal That Says “Splunge!”

Observations whatsthatsound - August 1, 2011 17

Remember that Monty Python skit where the Texas movie producer gets a bunch of screenwriters in a room and badgers them all until they...

Deus Ex Machina

Observations ADONAI - July 30, 2011 9

The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do. ~B. F. Skinner The year is 2110. IBM has just completed work on the...

Credit Where Credit Is Due: Some People Need Reminding

Observations Marion - July 28, 2011 7

Reid insisted in 2010 that delaying the debt ceiling vote would ensure that the Republicans would own part of the responsibility. And so we find ourselves on the brink of disaster.

Paying the Price of Civil Disobedience

Observations Marion - July 23, 2011 9

When I was a junior in high school, in the middle of Richard Nixon's first term, I took a course in civics. Back then,...

Exploring Morality, Chapter 5

Observations ADONAI - July 21, 2011 40

A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie. ~Desiderius Erasmus Welcome back to a new chapter of Exploring Morality. In this chapter...

The Human Body Is Innocent

Observations whatsthatsound - July 18, 2011 55

Where the dogs go on with their doggy life and the torturer's horse Scratches its innocent behind on a tree. - Auden St Francis of Assissi...

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