Here is an interesting exchange between former Democrat National Committee chairman Don Fowler and Representative John Spratt, Democrat from South Carolina joking about a strong hurricane headed for New Orleans, just after the 2008 DNC convention.
Archive for August, 2008
What Does Not Kill Us Makes Us Stronger
When folks are running into hard times, one of the first Biblical references people call on to inject perspective is the story of Job — who lost everything, only to get it back and then some. That’s a cute story, and certainly one to which attention is deserving. However poignant the lessons Job’s [...]
Do You Really Want to Know?
I could tell you, but then I’d have to kill you. That’s the phrase people will sometimes use in jest when they are sworn to secrecy, or just don’t feel like disclosing some information. It’s because we’re naturally curious creatures — we want to know the unknown, turn over the rocks to see [...]
Get Out Your Tin-Foil Hats
I wrote three days ago about a new kind of predator — a “big brother”-style data mining operation online aimed at generating emotional profiles of people, which I mentioned would only be the tip of the iceberg considering the corporate names involved in the endeavor.
Lo’ and Behold! I am apparently psychic, or just astute. [...]
Receiving and Giving Gifts
There is something to be said for the humility and couth it takes to give and receive gifts in the traditional sense, and it may well have something to do with what I am really getting at in this post.
Gifts in the traditional sense would be presents — things given from one person or group [...]
Steel Cross Erected in Pennsylvania
Steel from the wrecked World Trade Center has been used to construct a solid steel cross, the universal symbol of Christianity, and has been erected in the town of Shanksville, Pennsylvania, USA near the site of “the field” where it is told that passengers heroically grounded an airliner destined for a kamikaze style attack at [...]
Winds of Change and New Site Design
As Tropical Storm Fay moved through, I took the momentum of the winds and spruced up the site a little bit, tweaking and twirking to make it look “more prettier” and hopefully a bit more user-friendly. I’m interested in knowing what you think about it - if you’re one of the regulars and it [...]
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