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I can't believe the election. I'm glad I'll be in Canada for the next few years, but I'm sad that Bush is going to run America further into the ground.

Here is a good compromise. All those that voted for Bush can stand up and be counted when the time comes to send more kids over to Iraq. Lets go Bush supporters, show your support...
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I'm feeling lazy, so I will just post my favorite news report. This is why I love anthropology:

Panic at Nigerian 'killer calls'
Nigerian mobile phone users have been anxiously checking who is calling them before answering them in recent days. A rumour has spread rapidly in the commercial capital, Lagos, that if one answers calls from certain "killer numbers" then one will die immediately....
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The Secret Nature of Fire:

I have always thought of fire as nature's television. The countless hours I have spent in front of campfires out backpacking or when I was teaching survival in the Utah desert confirms my belief, as when the sky darkened and a fire was struck all around would come and face the fire in silent contemplation.

It wasn't until a backpacking...
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Just to get things started, I thought I would copy some thoughts here that I wrote today for someone:

I just got back from a conference in the wonderful city of Montreal. I stayed in an inexpensive little hotel in the Latin Quarter. Despite the fact that it was near the central bus station (bus station = unique "diversity") and there was a pimp and...
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