My Swing Vote
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On Theologica, my recent haunt of many a high-octane discussion, there’s a thread regarding Christian voting and the abortion issue. The question is if the issue is so central that it will decide your vote. Well me, most definitely. I will always vote against anyone who not only supports abortion but also plans to expand on it. Does that make me religious right? I don’t think and here’s why.
Article Tags>> abortion | democrats | gay marriage | politics | republicansWords That Never Prove Your Point
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You ever been to work or maybe a message board when someone has an argument and proves their point in such a way that you’re left scratching your head? Or maybe you have siblings that have triumphantly left the room and you don’t know why: it feels like they won but you’re not sure? Or maybe, you’re the culprit of using tactics that make you feel icky when arguing but for all intents and purposes it looks like you always win. We all do it and often you see it on The Internets more than anywhere else. Here then is my list of argument mishaps that don’t prove your point–even if your point is technically right on.
Article Tags>> argue | fallacies | logicJunk and…Well Junk
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Warning: there be spoilers in these waters. What was the last thing I spoke about? I don’t even remember anymore. It’s been a frighteningly busy couple of weeks jam packed with meetings, designing, freelance, and Vacation Bible School. Worst I even became part of this theological discussion site that is so absurdly addicting that I haven’t had even the remotest time to stop, breath and post something more than a haiku. Article Tags>> battlestar | indiana jones | movies | tvApple’s File Name Extensions: A Rant
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Extensions, for all you Mac users, is the three to four letter attachment to the end of a file name which flags it underneath the header of a specific program or application type. It tells the computer what encoding is in the file so that the computer knows what to do with it. Coming in from the old days of DOS, a file named [REYPOST space TXT] would be opened by a text (txt) editor. This got confusing so over time the OS switched to using reypost.txt. Apple, for all its slickness, has the uber stupidity of still allowing files to be named without extensions. Article Tags>> apple | filenames | mimeI-M Conversation: Narnia
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(10:19:16 PM) Niece: just got home from narnia!!!!!!!(10:19:24 PM) rey: hate you. I haven’t seen it yet
(10:19:29 PM) reybeez: say nothing
(10:19:32 PM) Niece: ha
(10:19:33 PM) Niece: I won’t
(10:19:33 PM) rey: did you cry?
(10:19:44 PM) Niece: no i didn’t
(10:19:49 PM) rey: SAY NOTHING! WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU AND SPOILERS!??! Article Tags>> aim | narnia
From The Lips of Babies
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"Sy, climb up because this may be your last chance."
"Huh? Why is it his last chance?" The little girl that who had just apparated didn’t seem at all concerned with asking me a question on a topic that didn’t concern her but I felt I should explain anyway.
"The thing is that this place costs money and I don’t know when we’ll be back here. It would better for him to climb the jungle gym now than wait."
"You know, you are Spanish and I can’t understand anything you’re saying."
"…Well…you do know I’m speaking English…"
The little girl shrugs and scampers off.
Article Tags>> raceBased on a True Story
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A good introduction is like a good pair of shoes: when it fits it’ll go a long way. On the big screen, right after the title credits you see that line and automatically you start expecting historical fiction. Oh you’ll easily acknowledge what parts are fact (like the Revolution, or the signing of documents) and which parts are fiction (the messy love triangle maybe) but in the end you come out thinking you’ve actually seen a bit of history, Hollywood style. Well, maybe we’re not all that naïve-but do we ever go back and research the facts from the false? Article Tags>> Canon | DaVinci code | New TestamentChoke Hold
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In an unlit, hard to reach part of your mind, there’s a door. It’s probably locked but its so remote that it really doesn’t have to be. No one walks on that part of your mind and sometimes (very rarely) you peek around, shed a little light just to make sure its there, before turning around and heading back down the hall, around a flight of stairs and to the other wing of your mind. It’s the section that you know is part of you, don’t mind acknowledging its there but knowing that it held such a heavy presence in your past that you can’t really remember what to make of it: you just don’t want to repeat it. It’s secluded enough to make you uncomfortable but safely put away that you don’t often deal with it.
My room is labeled asthma.
Article Tags>> albuterol | cfc banAmerican IDrool: My American Idol Picks
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Another winter, another season of American Idol. I can’t stand this show that invariably draws me in from another room in the house and forces me to hate and love some of the performers. I mean honestly, I’m so done with this show taking away valuable script writing time (okay, someone wrote in and the answer is No, I am NOT writing a script. I’ve been writing two books, but no scripts. Unfortunately sometimes I treat my blog like an email so I type what’s on my mind and what I meant was taking away valuable hours from the Script Writers–who write for actual shows–time) but since the way of American Television is heading down the Yellow Dumb Road I might as well say my picks.Lost: Ominous Music
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Spoilers below Article Tags>> evangeline lily | Lost | spoilers