Posting has been light, and for that I apologize. It has been a very poor week and I have many, many things going on I’d rather not have to cope with. Work is turning on me, and I have a plate full of personal issues that I’m trying to work through. Nothing horrible, just stuff [...]
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Just as I scorn the Islamic world that refuses to condemn evil, I must elevate an Arab Muslim that speaks out. We need more people like this. They must take back their faith from within, and we need to encourage these people to speak while protecting them from harm. WELL, here it is, five years [...]
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Filed under: Islam
Today was a strange day for me. Like the rest of the country, I spent considerable time pondering the event that changed the world five years ago. My first thought was that I can honestly say that five years ago, Allah changed my life. Until September 11th, 2001, I thought little of this god, though [...]
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He pointed it out to me. Go listen here. I actually BOUGHT the song on iTunes (4:40 long)…and I can’t stop listening to it. What’s up with that?
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Filed under: Grab Bag
As a sufferer (undiagnosed) of ADD/OCD (obsessing about new ideas until I forget I was obsessed and then move on to some other obsession), I frequently have odd thoughts driving me to internet research. Yesterday was another of these odd thoughts. I fell asleep for a couple of hours with my oldest daughter, who has [...]
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I’ve just described how I feel about the death of Steve Irwin. It was a freakish and undeserved event. Like local news, there always seems to be a related story. A few weeks ago, my son and I went to John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids. Entrance was free and we had a great time [...]
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Filed under: IMO
Sometimes life takes some really strange turns. Sometimes death takes even stranger ones. By now, you probably know that Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin is dead. He was stabbed in the heart by the tail of a stingray. I always thought he’d get it from a crocodile. You probably did too. Instead, no, an unusual set [...]
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I’m now in Day 10 of the Cold, and while I’m certainly on the mend, I’m still not feeling up to my usual standards. This thing has migrated to my sinuses, ears and any other remotely accessible hollow portion of my skull. It makes for an unpleasant existence. As a result, I’m really not in [...]
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Insane I’m inclined to think that if you are this confident in a sport like this, you probably should quit, immediately. This is how people get killed. (tags: rockclimbing video)
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No Islam for awhile. Link
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Filed under: Humor
Everyone has to have one, right?
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I’m not sure why this is available on-line, but I’ll assume it has been blessed in some way by the author. Here’s a link to one of the most amusing passages from Neal Stephenson’s Cryptonomicon.
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The latest Beta for Firefox is out, and I’ve been using it for a day or so. Gotta say it is going to be hard to go back to IE if work ever locks out Firefox (rumored to happen). Things about Firefox I love (and aren’t just part of the Beta): 1. Tabbed Browsing. Instead [...]
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Filed under: Science and Technology
Link. Transportation Security Administration officials grabbed Daniel Brown at Los Angeles International Airport and dragged him off for interrogation, causing him to miss his flight. Brown was part of a group of US Marines, all of whom were in uniform and carrying military identification. TSA officials say Brown had been placed on the agency’s permanent [...]
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And to top it off, the award is from the LA County Commission on Human Relations… I’m running out of things to say, really. The world grows more insane every day. In October 2000, Maher Hathout attended a rally in Lafayette Park across from the White House. His speech was captured on video for posterity [...]
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The UN issued a report today that stated: No international human right of self-defence is expressly set forth in the primary sources of international law: treaties, customary law, or general principles. … The principle of self-defence, as an internationally recognized exemption from criminal responsibility, is not inconsistent with the due diligence responsibilities of States to [...]
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