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Maynard Post, Social Commentary
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“Careful What You Wish For”
by Maynard on October 7, 2006A post by Maynard It sure would be nice if money could buy happiness. Too bad it's not that simple. Money is like fire. If you don't have the maturity and wisdom and character to control it, it may...
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My Answer About the Use of “Torture” Against Terrorists
by Tammy on September 30, 2006This little gem came from this post about the shock from the international community about the "torture" the CIA has listed it wants to use. Even the horrific example of pulling on a terrorist's shirt to get his attention. I...
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Designer Genes For Your Children!
by Maynard on September 6, 2006Maynard speaks at length of things to come Consider the work of God: For who can make that straight, which He hath made crooked?— Ecclesiastes 7:13 Please, boys and girls, do not blame Tammy for the words that follow....
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Why Am I Upset About the Yates Verdict?
by Maynard on July 30, 2006Maynard grasps for the fundamental problem Okay, there's the obvious sense that, yet again, justice hasn't been done. A woman murders five children in cold blood and evades responsibility. That's the symptom we all witnessed, but let's move beyond...
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When Supermodels Attack
by Tammy on July 17, 2006Let's see, an Arab, an American (the nutty variety) and an Italian. Where's the UN when you really need them? (HT Lucianne) Now if we could only get her to date bin Laden......
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Stephen Hawking Asks The Web A Question
by Tammy on July 9, 2006And gets lots of answers. Hawking Seeks Answers on Web NEW YORK -- Some questions even stump Stephen Hawking. The famed British astrophysicist and bestselling author has turned to Yahoo Answers, a new feature in which anyone can pose a...
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Factories, Plantations, and Other Stuff
by Maynard on July 4, 2006Maynard rambles on and on about the abstract question: Who is the Boss? (strictly for serious pseudointellectuals) Our politics often derives from our emotional baggage. I find the baggage (fundamental stuff) much more interesting than the politics (which are only...
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Gay Marriage: Why Not?
by Maynard on June 22, 2006A Post by Maynard The political debate rumbles on, and we've heard the principle arguments repeated endlessly: On one hand, the right of gays to seek the same legal protections available to straights, and on the other hand, the...
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Happy Father’s Day
by Tammy on June 18, 2006Yep, this is the day to fete your dads. Please feel free to use this post as another way to celebrate him and tell the world how great he is (or was for those of you without him now)....
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Breaking News! Angelina’s Baby…
by Tammy on June 17, 2006Still looks like a baby. In other massively covered urgent news (with over 600 stories googled about Angelina's emotional birthing state), the "really peaceful" experience actually wasn't. It is now being reported that Angelina was "terrified" during the birth. And...
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The Gay Scarf Issue
by Tammy on May 18, 2006A scarf might not be gay, but being an oversenstive sissy about your scarf being called gay is gay....
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Filmmakers Love Paris
by Tammy on May 18, 2006And say so in a...film. No word yet on whether or not that warm feeling they have for the city is from more cars burning or stores being set on fire by unemployed protesters rioting to have the right to...
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OJ Simpson Hits Bottom, Digs
by Tammy on May 13, 2006Deadspin has the scoop, including video clips, on the latest thing Simpson is doing instead of looking for the real killers--he's got his own TV show called "Juiced." But I suppose once you've killed two people and have ostensibly gotten...