Here we are, 2 days before “the Mother of All Elections” (to paraphrase the late Saddam Hussein), and naturally everyone is calm, cool, collected, and thinking about something else. (This conclusion is based on a tiny statistical sample, and is subject to an unknown but possibly signific[...]
Archive for November 1st, 2020
Raccoon chase in Texas high school (video)
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How to reduce news stress
Condensed from a New Yorker article published on March 23, 2020 (read full article here): “Our constant, relentless exposure to news … has a way of inspiring near-constant dread. … [I]t isn’t uncommon to feel more than a little nervous about the state of the world. … Over 5[...]
Cute kitten conversation (video)
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PHOTOGRAPHY: More wild horses
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5 killed in Ivory Coast election
From Reuters (read full story here): “At least five people died during clashes on election day in Ivory Coast, officials said on Sunday, as President Alassane Ouattara seeks a third term in office that his opponents say is illegal. “The country was spared the kind of widespread violence [...]
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: The JUBUs
JUBU: A Jewish Buddhist Some Jews and non Jews are surprised that so many Jews are Buddhists or atheists. This makes sense as long as it is Understood that Judaism has NEVER been a “religion.” There is a Jewish people and we, the Jews, have a religion just as many other peoples have[...]
SUNDAY REVELATION: FOR GOD AND COUNTRY
The Air Force core values of service before self, integrity first and excellence in all we do also serve as a foundation in my life. I believe God expects us to live our lives by these values.I am an American Airman. I am a warrior. I have answered my nation’s call. I am an American […][...]
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Of Responsibility and The Papacy
He is canonizing Junípero Serra, a man whose motivations were pure Christianity .. a horrible motivation that led to the deaths and torture of the indigenous peoples — the heathens —of California. Francis church is famous for the guilt, the centrality of sin and redemption, that is [...]