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A Few Bullet Points on American Gun Culture
I’m a gun owner. I hold a concealed pistol license in the state of Washington and I own a pistol and a rifle, which I have taken reasonable and prudent steps to keep locked up and safe when they are … Continue reading
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Stop SOPA/PIPA now
If you don’t know what SOPA and PIPA are by now…where have you been? Here…watch this: Now, go do something about it.
Posted in Computers, Life, Politics
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On Patriotism
Patriotism is being committed to making things better for those around me no matter how good I personally have it. No government, political system, or economic theory is perfect; there will always be people who fall through the cracks. As … Continue reading
Poor Google? Not.
Since yesterday, the Net has been abuzz because of Google’s blog posting about their discovery they were being hacked by China. Almost every response I’ve seen has focused on the attempted hacking of the mailboxes of Chinese human rights activists. … Continue reading
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A Modest Thought on “Don’t Ask/Don’t Tell”
With the recent activity surrounding the hearing for Army Lieutenant Dan Choi, an Iraq War veteran and Arab linguist who is also openly gay, I had a thought occur to me and I wanted to share it with y’all. In … Continue reading
Defend THIS
Iowa’s Supreme Court handed out a fairly shocking unanimous decision this morning striking down the definition of marriage as “one man, one woman”, upholding a 2007 Polk Country ruling If you follow along my blog, you probably already know that … Continue reading
Posted in People, Politics, Spirituality
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This is just the start
Despite the fact that I’m now counting the hours until the election is officially over — election season has been *so long* and so incredibly divisive from all angles — I’m aware of the fact (and even somewhat excited by … Continue reading
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