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Ohio’s Boner Uses 9/11 To Promote Torture

Posted in Bad, Bigots, Government, Human Behavior, Hurting, Institutionalized Hatred, National, Offensive, Philosophy, Race, Scum Bags, Soul-searching, Soup du jour, Trends that suck, World, politics, tagged , , , , , , on April 30, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Torture, smorcher…the Bonester implies it’s all okay in the pursuit of those that were involved with 9-11, which is essentially the same bogus reason Bush used to lie us into the Iraq War.  He asks, “After 100 days… Do YOU feel safer?”  You bet I do,  Mr. Bonehead.  We’ve replaced an insecure, narcissistic, belligerent, bellicose, [...]

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Not Friday Yet But Who Cares? Sandra Nkake – “Happy”

Posted in Entertainment, Soup du jour, World, beauty, tagged , , , on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Sandra Nkake – Happy
I realize that it’s not Friday night but I just found  a GREAT music site and a singer you have to hear. I’m digging to get info on her but for the time being, check this out.  As near as I can tell, she records in France but  ??? … Check this [...]

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GOP Hater: Matthew Shepard Murder NOT a Hate Crime

Posted in Bad, Bigots, Government, History, Human Behavior, Hurting, Institutionalized Hatred, National, Offensive, Right-Wing Haters, Scum Bags, Soul-searching, Soup du jour, politics, tagged , , , , on April 29, 2009 | 5 Comments »

On the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) Wednesday called the hate crimes bill named after Shepard “a hoax”. This is the same “twisted sister” who less than a month ago accused dems of having a “tar baby” on their hands (Referring to controversial post-TARP Fund bonuses), a term that carries negative racial connotations.

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Tell your Friends: Jones’ Good Ass BBQ and Foot Massage

Posted in Business, Entertainment, Humor, Soup du jour, tagged , , , , , on April 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Joe’s Good Ass Barbecue and Foot Massage-Where service is King and the fryer rules!

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PANDEMIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted in Caring, Economy, Government, History, Humor, National, Right-Wing Haters, Trends that suck, World, pop culture, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on April 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »

I turned on CNN and there it was…wall to wall swine flu coverage. Dr. Sanjay Gupta trying to quell hysteria, comparing this strain to garden variety flu which kills thousands each year. By comparison, said the good doctor, this isn’t a significant threat–at least yet. The anchors seems deaf to Gupta’s comments, repeating, “Pandemic?”

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Murder, Lost Innocence and John Coltrane’s “Alabama”

Posted in Activism, Belonging, Bigots, Blues, Government, History, Human Behavior, Hurting, Institutionalized Hatred, Jazz, National, Race, Religion, Right-Wing Haters, Scandal/Crime, Scum Bags, Soul-searching, Soup du jour, politics, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

A sort essay on two landmark events that eclipsed my 11th birthday and changed my life forever. Followed by John Coltrane’s “Alabama.”

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Twitter/Tweets…For Twits?

Posted in Belonging, Business, Entertainment, Frivolous, Human Behavior, Hurting, Offensive, Ridiculous/Absurd, Soul-searching, Trends that suck, politics, pop culture, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 26, 2009 | 6 Comments »

Today’s texters and tweeters will one-day wind up much like my mother, much like me. I pray that as we frantically try to stay connected, we don’t completely forget why it is we communicate in the first place. As I ponder this, tweet me not. If a tweet flies through the ether and there’s no one there to receive it, does it make an impression?

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Joel Olsteen: Faith Feeds Health, Feeds Wealth, Feeds Happiness

Posted in Belonging, Greed, Human Behavior, Religion, Soul-searching, Soup du jour, tagged , , , , , , on April 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Prosperity Ministry Joel Olsteen is nothing short of a phenomenon. His ministry is huge and gets “huger” by the second.

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Friday Night Concert Clip(s)- Jeff Beck: “Pork-Pie Hat/Brush w/the Blues, Charlie Mingus: “Good-Bye Pork-Pie Hat”

Posted in 60s and 70s Music, Blues, Entertainment, Fusion, History, Jazz, Soup du jour, pop culture, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »

One of the best guitarists I’ve ever heard is Jeff Beck. So, what? That’s like saying Mohamed Ali was a braggart. But the more I listen to Jeff Beck as I get older, the more amazed I am at what he knew about the instrument and music in general when we were younger.

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Penn State: Farts May Save Our Lives

Posted in Action, Activism, Caring, Entertainment, Good, Helping, Human Behavior, Humor, National, Reason, Soup du jour, World, pop culture, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 24, 2009 | 4 Comments »

It seems as though Pennsylvania State researchers, working “assholes and elbows” have developed technology that will transform C02 in the atmosphere into methane.  This unconventional development could enhance fuel cell technology.

MSNBC reports,

“It works like this: giving small jolts of electricity to single-celled microorganisms known as archea prompts them to remove C02 from the air and [...]

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