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April 1st, 2014 - 7:39 pm § in Hypocrisy

Hobby Lobby Hypocrisy

Mother Jones reported today that Hobby Lobby, which sued the administration claiming Obamacare’s mandate to provide its employees with health insurance that includes contraceptives violates the company’s religious beliefs, has invested $73 million of its pension funds in companies that m[...]

April 1st, 2014 - 7:16 pm § in America, Schools & Colleges

The Lost Art of Critical Thinking

Some people mistakenly believe the purpose of a college education is to get a better-paying job.  While we all aspire to make a comfortable living, and education traditionally has been a path to good jobs, its real value lies in helping you acquire skills that will make you more effective in any ca[...]

April 1st, 2014 - 7:15 pm § in Misc.

The Secret Phone Number Herman K Uses Wheh He Does Not Knowitall

If you need more help, you can reach Me by clicking Herman’s icon.  When you get through, dial 0 to all prompts as I am only that I am and have nether name nor number. I you do not get through, try prayer.[...]

April 1st, 2014 - 5:34 pm § in Uncategorized

Raising Minimum Wage Creates Jobs

“One of the most hotly contested issues in the debate over raising the federal minimum wage — whether it will prove to be a job killer — may already be answered.  Thirteen states kicked off 2014 by boosting their own baseline pay ….  With two months of employment data now a[...]

April 1st, 2014 - 4:27 pm § in The Ave Scene

Goldy Makes an April 1st Appeal To The Seattle Times: &*(%$( Hire Me!

From HorsesAss: April Fools: Seattle Times Does Not Hire Goldy by Goldy, 04/01/2014, 11:22 AM I was thinking of doing an April Fools post in which I announced that I had been hired by the Seattle Times as a political blogger and columnist. But every time I sat down to write it, it never came [&helli[...]

April 1st, 2014 - 3:46 pm § in Misc.

Old Spice

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April 1st, 2014 - 3:36 pm § in Politics

APPLESAUCE: Shareholders want their money!

(TANews) Kim Jung Un, the Great Dear Leader if North Korea and a one of Apple’s largest secret shareholders, has threated to vote with Carl Icahn that Apple  buy back $50,000,000,ooo in shares unless it completes the now stalled Goldfinger project.  Tim Cook stopped the project when Jang Kh[...]

April 1st, 2014 - 3:00 pm § in China, Misc.

China: Innovation in housing

Did you know you can buy a home in China?  Some of these, like the image here from Shanghai, have exciting new designs. (Click the image). Nice homes for as little as $40,ooo!Click here for pictures and prices.  [...]

April 1st, 2014 - 2:29 pm § in Misc.

World is running out cheese!

 Kraft warns of possible Velveeta shortage   Price tags and a stack of Kraft Foods Inc. ”Velveeta Slices” and ”Singles” can be seen in a supermarket in New York April 29, 2008. Credit: Reuters/Lucas Jackson (Reuters) – Kraft Foods is warning it may run short of it[...]

April 1st, 2014 - 11:24 am § in Hypocrisy

Comcast Aquires Former Ministry Of Truth Building

The Ministry of Truth was the former Oceania propaganda ministry, one of four ministries that governed the nation. The Ministry of Truth was responsible for any necessary correction of historical events using doctored historical archives to show a government-approved version of events. As well as[...]