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Archive for June, 2009

Pantry Ghost

Posted in Ghosts on June 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Haven’t seen Captain Disillusion in a while. He’s got a new video up. First, the original video:

He claims that he first setup the camera because he captured the ghost in this video:

What I noticed in the original “ghost” videos was this: [...]

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Scientology Strikes Back

Posted in Scientology on June 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »

The St. Petersburg Times has been running stories on Scientology recently. (St. Petersburg is right next door to Clearwater, Florida, which was taken over by the Scientologists.) It’s a multichapter expose of the cult, including David Miscavige’ abuse of members:
High-ranking defectors provide an unprecedented inside look at the Church of Scientology and its [...]

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Random Thought of the Day

Posted in RandomThought on June 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »

You know how, in time-travel movies, characters don’t want to change anything or else the future will get completely screwed up and bad in some unpredictable way?
I think that storyline paints a rather dismal view of our actions in the present. Because what it tells us is that our actions (for better or worse) [...]

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Haven’t Been Smited Yet

Posted in Humor on June 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Just a quick post to say I haven’t been smited, just busy with work deadlines, and will be for a while longer (so I probably won’t be responding to comments, either). Anyway, enjoy this Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal comic:

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30 Days w/ Morgan Spurlock

Posted in Poverty, Video on June 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I watched this video the other day, thought it was interesting enough to share. Morgan Spurlock and his girlfriend try to live 30 days doing unskilled labor, and seeing what it is like to try to make ends meet in America while living on (just above) minimum wage earnings.

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Cops Stop Home Bible Study

Posted in Media, Pretend Persecution on June 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »

A recent story from California has been showing up in the news – a couple hold a Bible Study in their home and the police told them they have to apply for a permit. Of course, the story blew up (especially) on conservative websites – as in – the California liberals are controlling whether [...]

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The Poor Give More

Posted in Uncategorized on June 1, 2009 | 6 Comments »

According to a recent article, poor people give a larger percentage of their income to charity than middle-class or upper-class people:

While it’s nice to know that even the poor are generous (although, they probably shouldn’t be giving away that money), I don’t feel particularly good about the fact that many of them are giving to [...]

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