zeroasterisk

Five years after 9/11, the Bush administration has failed to keep us safe. In fact, we are less safe.
The war in Iraq has diverted attention from protecting America from terrorism. In fact, this past week 9/11 commissioners said Iraq is distracting from security at home.
The war in Iraq has inflamed the whole [...]

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Again, I’m amazed at the generosity of human beings.  Perhaps silly, perhaps underused (no idea), and obviously narrow in scope… none the less, I’m still impressed that people have volunteered to make the following happen:
Freedom Toaster

Freedom Toasters are conveniently located, self-contained,computer-based, ‘Bring ‘n Burn’ facilities.
Like vending machines,preloaded to dispense confectionery, Freedom Toasters are preloaded todispense [...]

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I’m not nearly as anti-nuclear as most of my socially conceious friends… at least as it relates to nuclear power and research. That said, I’m seriously worried about the “bigger stick” theory as it escelates into… well… the upper ranges of weaponry we’ve had for a few decades. Though we’ve been sitting on [...]

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Anita, our step sister Maddie (14), and I went to Houston, from July 20 through August 1st.  We drove.
[map First, we drove to and camped at the Hot Springs National Park, during the hottest part of a heat wave.  Our A/C could occasionally not keep up, it was so hot… so when we ended [...]

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