Monthly Archives: August 2011

Religion and Society, sorry – no, they don’t mix.

Posted on August 29, 2011 by ttheobald

Looky, a brainless pastor decides he knows all the answers!  A national registry for atheists!  Because, you see, it’s just like having a national registry for sex offenders. Should we pin a big “A” on our jackets, too, so we’ll … Continue reading →

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Ron Paul exits Relevancy

Posted on August 29, 2011 by ttheobald

There were plenty of other reasons why Ron Paul is unfit to be President of the United States (not the least of which is that he belongs to the Republican party – anyone who genuinely believes in a Libertarian platform … Continue reading →

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And now for a little extra caution for your morning…

Posted on August 24, 2011 by ttheobald

The 5.8 quake that hit the East Coast of the US this morning (happy homecoming, Todd!) was, thankfully, not a cause of major disaster. However, it very well could have been.  How so? The North Anna nuclear reactor, 50 miles … Continue reading →

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Regarding the Libyan rebellion

Posted on August 24, 2011 by ttheobald

An unrecognized link needs to be brought to light with regard to Libya.  Bear with me, we’ll get there. During the summer of 2010, an unprecedented drought and heat wave cruised across the Russian bread-basket.  That drought and heat wave … Continue reading →

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Traitors-Are-Us

Posted on August 22, 2011 by ttheobald

Or, more aptly, Traitors-Are-Texas. Which is about the right grammar structure for Texas’ school system, I’d think. What am I on about here…well, it’s this Rick Perry fellow.  You know, one of the folks who was just recently announced as … Continue reading →

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Can we PLEASE have a little sanity from Conservatism?

Posted on August 18, 2011 by ttheobald

As usual, Neil DeGrasse Tyson puts it far more eloquently than I could in a momentary burst.  I hold forth that the Tea Party is not only a pack of traitors, but they are short-sighted, worthless for the future of … Continue reading →

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I think it’s worth mentioning here…

Posted on August 16, 2011 by ttheobald

…that two of the three remaining GOP presidential hopefuls are Dominionists. As in Christian Dominion believers.  Now just in case you don’t know what this is, allow me a moment to give you a little background. The Christian Dominion movement … Continue reading →

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Interesting comparison between Climate denials and Evolution denials

Posted on August 16, 2011 by ttheobald

Article can be found here. It was particularly interesting to me to see that a few other people have begun to see the similarities between the tactics of climate-change deniers and the creationist evolution-deniers.  Their tactics are pretty simple:  can’t … Continue reading →

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Truth, Justice, and the American Way

Posted on August 12, 2011 by ttheobald

Just in case anyone forgot what that means, here’s a snapshot from Superman – ca. 1952:

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That’s heavy!

Posted on August 8, 2011 by ttheobald

Pun fully intended – a while back it was theorized that the Earth’s magnetic field might serve as a trap for antiprotons, which would be created either in the sun and expelled on the solar wind, or created by cosmic … Continue reading →

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