Place Names And Memories

One of the things that I use my PDA for is to read the news. We don’t get a daily paper, and I don’t always remember to read the websites. Not to mention the bias of our local paper is obvious.
In addition to my local paper, I download daily my hometown paper, and most recently, [...]

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Arrogant Rapture

I was behind a car today that had a license plate frame that said “In case of rapture, this car will be unmanned.” We see a lot of these frames down here, this being the Bible belt and all. As I understand it, the rapture will occur with the second coming, when the chosen people [...]

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Perfectionism and Writing

This one really cranked me up. I recently received an email from someone who runs an international mailing list, defending the poor spelling both she and her readers practice. She said that 1) she puts mistakes in on purpose; 2) a learning disability makes it impossible for her to see mistakes and 3) sometimes she [...]

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Bush Cafe and the many Customers

The current administration is infamous for its opposal to reviewing the CAFE (gas mileage) standards. Is it coincidence that all the SUVs and gas-guzzling vehicles I’m seeing on the road these days have Bush/Cheney stickers?

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