Category: Rants
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Relics, Rocks, and Religon
There are forces in our world that go unseen. One of these non-physical forces is the power of belief. Everyone believes something. A recent series of museum trips left me thinking about what makes people believe, why some beliefs are more reasonable, and the believer’s interaction with other people. In the space of about a…
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Ground Zero “Mosque”
September 11th was the ninth anniversary of the Twin Towers disaster and Ground Zero is still sore. A proposed “ mosque “ and Muslim cultural center near Ground Zero, about two blocks away, is igniting passions, and the result is extreme heat all over the country. The controversy is about more than a few angry…
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Chilean Mine Collapse
On October 13, 2010, Chile, along with much of the world, breathed a sigh of relief. All 33 miners who had been trapped in a Chilean gold and copper mine since August 5, 2010, were successfully brought out of the earth and into the open desert. They smiled for the cameras, hugged family members, maybe…
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Tabloids
Did you know that people are more concerned about who their favorite celebrity is currently going out with then they are in the safety of the trapped miners in Chili? This fairly stupid ( in my opinion) mindset is fueled in part by those all-knowing, brightly colored, large-fonted magazines that pollute the grocery-store checkout line.…
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My Birthday! 🙂
It’s my 13th birthday today, August 27th. I am officially a bratty, bored, unmotivated, grunting teenager. Or is that just boys? I only have teenage brothers so I don’t have a very good model for my new, teenage self. I think I will probably carry on as normal. In our family we celebrate all birthdays…