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The IQs of Texas Are Upon You

Society AdLib - March 13, 2010 105

Texas has just officially doomed generations of their children to ignorance and being oddities in their grasp of history and reality...because neither of those...

A Coalition of Church and State – Part 1

Society SueInCa - March 10, 2010 58

My first goal in this series is to define the Christian Right and provide some of their history. The Christian Right has...

A Coalition of Church and State – Introduction

Society SueInCa - March 9, 2010 227

I was originally going to write this series of articles in tandem with a partner however I have decided to move ahead on my...

Holi Hai! (or Tha)

Society Khirad - March 9, 2010 26

Holi (pronounced ho-lee), also known as Phagwa, is marked at the transition from the Hindu months Phalguna to Chaitra. The Hindu calendar being lunisolar,...

Blogging and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Society AdLib - March 8, 2010 56

As the title alludes to, I believe that the most constructive path in blogging is Zen-like, IMO, it is best and most considerate to...

Message from a Snob to the Rest of You

Society Marion - March 8, 2010 15

I am a Virginian. My mother was a Virginian, and so was her father. His family came to the colonies out of necessity and...

Consumption addict’s therapy

Society FrankenPC - March 7, 2010 34

Hello, I'm a recovering consumer. I have used several techniques to battle my disease and I thought I would share them with you. Hopefully...

The Poetry of Jalaluddin Rumi

Society Chernynkaya - March 4, 2010 26

Maybe you have already heard of the poet Rumi. In the US, translations of Rumi outsell all other poetry books combined. One factor contributing...

One Small Step

Society javaz - March 3, 2010 45

This morning as I was watching last night’s Craig Ferguson Show that we tape since we can’t stay up that late, his monologue struck...

Abuse of Power – Tale of a Red State

Society javaz - February 21, 2010 108

A Federal Grand Jury has been investigating Sheriff Joe Arpaio for abuse of power in Maricopa County, Arizona since January 7th, 2010. The investigation is...

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