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Thanksgiving

Society javaz - November 25, 2009 181

Thanksgiving can be a day of joyful family reunion or, a dreaded day of obligation that must be attended out of guilt. Does Thanksgiving for...

I’ve been craptured.

Society peacekitten - November 24, 2009 202

this will be a short one. just to let everyone here know peacekitten has been banned from huffington post without so much as a warning...

Had the Native American’s Been Republicans…

Society Corgi Lover - November 20, 2009 13

Cartoon by Jeff Parker - Courtesy of Politicalcartoons.com - http://www.cagle.com/news/Thanksgiving09/main.asp I saw this cartoon and I had to share it with everyone. It says so...

Why Progess Is Not Instantaneous

Society Corgi Lover - November 13, 2009 50

Everyone wants to know why more hasn’t been done in the last 10 months than actually has occurred. There are a lot of reasons. 1) ...

Any foodies out there?

Society KevenSeven - November 12, 2009 169

Just wondering if I am the only foodie here? Just love to cook. Perhaps Sundays could be recipe exchange day?

Honoring our Veterans

Society javaz - November 11, 2009 27

With war raging in Europe and knowing it was only a matter of time before America became involved, Jacqueline...

Seminar: A weekly discussion. First topic: What number of parties leads to the most progressive and effective society?

Society KevenSeven - November 9, 2009 43

Tonight I introduce a new feature: A recurring seminar on various topics. The concept is deliberately academic. I (and others assuming y'all embrace the...

Tough Love?

Society javaz - November 9, 2009 59

Fifteen year old Erica suffered from depression, suicidal thoughts and self destructive behavior. Her parents sought assistance from doctors in helping their daughter, and it...

How it is that the Teabagger Movement is bogus

Society KevenSeven - November 5, 2009 47

OK, let's just get a few things straight. The Teabaggers called themselves teabaggers until someone told them about the Gay meaning of the term. That...

Words Are Our Most Important Product

Society Corgi Lover - November 4, 2009 29

Our words are what define us as a society, in many ways. Words may be turned into images, such as plays, or movies, or...

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