gabeofthorns

People, Karzai's remarks about the U.S. colluding with the Taliban should not be taken at face value. The fact is, he's trying to unite portions of his country and delegitimize the Taliban as being foreign puppets. If this offends you, then please think a little deeper at the game that's being played here. I don't mind being demonized if that's what will win the war....
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Woohoo, I finally found some good, local, Panshjir emeralds! Time to set these puppies and find some rich white folks to sell them to

I'm just going to start posting workouts from Crossfit. I won't actually do them. Just post them.

Another good day.

I'm thinking about writing an alternative history story. In it, George Lucas casts Heath Ledger to play Anakin Skywalker in the prequels. This would have been a logical choice, as Ledger had just made a name for himself after A Knight's Tale and The Patriot. This also would have changed the plot for Episode I to accommodate Anakin being around 19-20 (the same age as...
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I just had a long argument about gay rights with a friend on Facebook. Unfortunately he deleted my posts and unfriended me. I still think that's a victory, but not the good kind.

Recently I got the following as a reply to an online discussion about what forms of religion or belief pre-homo sapiens practiced.

"Well, a lot of Christians have a lot of theories on this. However, the one I subscribe to because it most closely aligns with both the Bible and the science I've seen are that macro evolution never happened. Also, the Bible does have...
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Ive often marveled at how political and economic experts try so hard to continue minor course corrections that just serve to ignore the major problems. There are two factors that are unarguably the most important factors in the future (and present) of global economics, which have widespread effects on our entire system to produce and acquire goods and services. Those two factors are automation and...
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The recent fervor over Hobby Lobby reminded me of this. One time I was checking out at Hobby Lobby and the cashier commented on how much easier it would be if they had bar code scanners. I asked why they didn't have them and she said that Hobby Lobby's owners believe that bar codes are the mark of the Beast and refuse to allow the...
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So there's a lot of talk about gun owners starting militias to fight against the alleged evil government that they've decided is going to take away their guns. I can honestly say that I hope this happens and they assemble together to prepare for the ultimate showdown with the oppressive forces of the government. I hope that they all get together and huddle around campfires...
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