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• My life suddenly came into focus when I learned to channel my anger into rap music

  Jul 21

  After getting pissed off this afternoon with the video rental shop that has found it necessary to charge me more than $15 for a return that was absolutely not late… more ›

• Body Counts

  Jul 20

  While I was driving home last night from teaching, I heard a report on The World about Iraq Body Count, an organization that is attempting to document all civilians killed… more ›

• Delusions of Adequacy

  Jul 18

  Yes! I’ve finally found the answer to that age-old question: What do most of my friends suffer from? I, of course, suffer from delusions of entitlement, thinking I’m somehow entitled… more ›

• David Madden-ing

  Jul 15

  I hate him! And I swear Trebek and his producers are just handing him all the Daily Doubles. How can someone know both the Bible and Johnny Cash trivia so… more ›

• Skylab Anniversary

  Jul 11

  Twenty-six years ago… The Skylab space station, at 77 tons the largest object ever orbited, flashed through the atmosphere and disintegrated in a blaze of fireworks over the Indian Ocean… more ›

• ¿Y ahora quién podrá defendernos?

  Jul 7

  Like so many people today, I started this morning thinking about terrorism. Is the goal to terrorize or just to murder? Or is it through murder that we are terrorized?… more ›

• >G(r)8

  Jul 3

  Just finished watching a huge chunk of the Live 8 highlights on ABC. As a sensitive and passionate celebrity and/or citizen, I felt it was my [American] duty to make… more ›

• Amour est bleu … berry

  Jun 28

  Picked a peck of blueberries with Stephen & my sister Becky this past Sunday. We drove out past Mineola to Blueberry Ridge Farm. More than 25 cups of organic blueberries… more ›

• A Little Lesson on Dignity & Fear

  Jun 28

  What better time to discuss the relevancy of human dignity and fear of divine retribution than the final week of June? Cognitive scientist Steven Pinker makes a fine point about… more ›

• Just Once

  Jun 22

  Just once I’d like to be wrong about people, especially politicians. Especially Texas politicians. Gov. Perry: “Adios, mofo.” He doesn’t even have the balls to not sound like a cartoon… more ›