Archive for January, 2007
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
Why Do People Hate Christians?
I have to say that I’m not completely comfortable or qualified to write about this subject because my non-Christian friends seem to like me.
And it’s been a long time since I was in a situation where I felt like people hated me because of my religion.
The biggest dose of hostility I ever experienced as a [...]
37 Comments » - Posted in church & state, religion by ME
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
The Political Wire
My students occasionally ask me for advice on good sources for political news and information.
I usually translate this as “Tell me where can I go on the Internet to get a update on political races and issues. It should preferably be something that I can read in five minutes… I’ve got an intramural C-team [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in blogging, politics by ME
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007
Putting Rumors to Rest
The Daily Citizen gives a full report on the chemical incident in the Harding University Pryor Science Building on campus over the weekend.
Here’s your take-away quote from an eyewitness:
We were in the science building for a meeting, and the building smelled like chemicals, but the science building smells like chemicals anyway.
For the record, the political [...]
10 Comments » - Posted in college, urban legends by ME
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007
Tagged Again
Todd tagged ME a couple of days ago in a rather unusual way… I haven’t done this is a while but I’ve got a few minutes to play along before I leave for the office.
At first, I thought I was going to be able to get away with the first or second time this happened [...]
7 Comments » - Posted in books, tagging by ME
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007
Happy Birthday, Mr. VPOTUS
“Just every moment with Dick Cheney has been my favorite. Here’s what I wonder about Dick Cheney, and the reason that maybe they keep him only in loyalty oath audiences, is if he becomes angry, I do believe he turns into the Hulk. And so, they try and keep people from questioning him, because he’ll [...]
10 Comments » - Posted in Dick Cheney, birthdays by ME
Monday, January 29th, 2007
Outsourcing War
From President Bush’s 2007 State of the Union Address:
And one of the first steps we can take together is to add to the ranks of our military so that the American Armed Forces are ready for all the challenges ahead. Tonight I ask the Congress to authorize an increase in the size of our active [...]
14 Comments » - Posted in Afghanistan, George Bush, Iraq, Machiavelli, war by ME
Monday, January 29th, 2007
Mike Huckabee is In
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (R) has thrown his hat into the ring.
Huckabee will announce the creation of an exploratory committee sometime today but announced his intentions on Sunday’s Meet the Press.
The Daily Kos has a break-down on what Huckabee’s answers on MTP actually meant. I watched a replay of the interview and I couldn’t [...]
8 Comments » - Posted in Arkansas, Mike Huckabee, Republicans, politics by ME
Saturday, January 27th, 2007
Let’s Talk Trolls…
I was intending to post this on Monday but I decided to move it up to today. I’m assuming that the discussion will extend into next week anyway.
In Internet terminology, a troll is a person who enters an established community such as an online discussion forum and intentionally tries to cause disruption, often in [...]
20 Comments » - Posted in blogging, people with issues by ME
Friday, January 26th, 2007
Australia Day
Happy Australia Day to my friends down under.
I think of you blokes all the time, especially on cold, rainy days in Arkansas when I wish I was sitting on sailboat in the Whitsunday Islands with my toes in the water.
Actually, Australia Day has come and gone in Australia because it’s already tomorrow there. So forgive [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Australia, anniversaries by ME
Friday, January 26th, 2007
Caption This Friday
An exclusive for Razorback Nation…. I intended to post this last Friday, but I forgot.
Have fun; I feel your pain.
Well, not really but I’ve experienced a few bad break-ups myself over the years. But I don’t think I ever had to get my mother involved in one of them.
So good luck to the college football [...]
