What happens when “truthers” meet real journalists armed with facts? As you can expect, the “truthers” have their asses handed to them.

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I wish there was someway to buy the whole of elligible voters a clue (and bestow upon them the ability to think rationally and in the best interest of our nation), because that’s the only way Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) has a chance of becoming our next President. Which is unfortunate.

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Seeing the pictures of Cho Seung-Hui, though, has brought up such an ugly visceral reaction in me, and all I can think is, “Thank God he’s dead.”

Virginia Tech | 9 Comments »

I’m going to go with B) salve the conscience of hypocrits (and line the pockets of already wealthy hypocrits like Al Gore, who not only buys carbon offsets from himself, but will sell you some too).

Global Warming | 3 Comments »

Vieques is a small island — about 25 miles x 5 5miles — with only two small towns, Isabel Segunda to the north and Esperanza to the south on the Carribean side of the island.

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And he concludes that those capable of honestly believing this crap — that our own government and thousand of accomplices have deceived the American public and the rest of the world to fake a moon landing, kill a sitting President, poison or citizens using commercial airliners, and destroy the World Trade Centers — are mentally ill.

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Old San Juan was a blast. What an amazing and beautiful city old city. We spent most of the day walking around the forts (El Moro mostly) and cemetary, which were built in 1539.

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Tuesday morning at 8:00 a.m., my wife and I are boarding a flight to San Juan, Puerto Rico for seven days of lounging on the beach, snorkeling, diving, drinking mohitos, boogie boarding, surfing, and general rest and relaxation.

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Tonight we know the name of the first victim, Ryan Clark, the RA who was shot at West Ambler Johnston Hall dormitory. Brendan Porter (a student at Virginia Tech) on Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN said that he knew Ryan and knew that he was the one who was shot.

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For now it looks like a single shooter (who is now dead) gunned down at least 32 people on campus this morning. I’ll post more this evening after more details are revealed, but for now therse people are following the story closely:

Virginia Tech | 64 Comments »

I know exactly which pier the story refers to, as I’ve surfed near and off that pier numerous times when I lived in Houston, and know how strong the rip current can be near the rock jetty that juts out before the pier.

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This morning, 21 years after taking my first student loan, I dropped my final payment to the Department of Education into the mail box (my final check was for $13.86).

About, Random | 2 Comments »

Are they suggesting that we should nuke the sun in order to stave off “global warming”? Because, really, the only way to stop global warming is to stop the sun. Do you think they understand and are prepared for the consequences of that?

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And did she really just insinuate that, “Hey, if they didn’t like having forced sex up to 24-times a day, they could have escaped if they really wanted to”? Because that’s what it sounds like to me.

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