Words

Essays, observations, things I felt strongly enough about to write down. Long-form, short-form, and everything in between.

All Words

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Aphorisms Untruth: Obama’s czars are controversial.

The suggestion that President Obama’s so-called czars are unprecedented or a violation of the Constitution has been thoroughly debunked. People that continue to talk about this idea are either poorly…

Oct 6, 2009
Aphorisms Untruth: Republicans are racist.

Just because some Republicans are racist doesn’t mean that all (or even most) of them are. In fact, no political party is immune to racism because it is based on…

Oct 5, 2009
Aphorisms Untruth: Best-selling means high-quality.

Terms like “best-selling” and “most-watched” are used in place of “high-quality,” but it is simply a marketing trick intended to play into hype. While it is true that quality things…

Oct 2, 2009
Aphorisms Untruth: Barack Obama is a Muslim.

Barack Obama has never been a Muslim, and is a committed Christian. There are numerous examples of people debunking this untruth. Some people have accepted that he is currently a…

Sep 30, 2009
Blog The Iranian Toolkit

I’ve put together a cluster of links, videos, and other things that will help people begin to understand what is happening in Iran. Of course, the best way to learn…

Jun 18, 2009
Articles Indict Dick Cheney

The next time you hear Cheney say that America wasn't attacked after 9/11, ask an Iraq War veteran about roadside bombs.

May 28, 2009
Blog Incomprehensible Spam

I get a lot of spam. Who doesn’t? Fortunately, I have Gmail and less than 0.01% gets through to me. Most of the time I just report it and go…

May 21, 2009
Blog May the 4th

May the 4th be with you! nyuk, nyuk That’s all. (Thanks Jennifer.)

May 4, 2009
Blog Is change necessary?

During his campaign, President Obama [giggle] associated himself with the idea of change. Given the previous eight years, changing the way Americans did things was an obvious choice. I mean,…

Mar 8, 2009
Articles Opinions and Beliefs

Everyone has the right to their opinions and no one can have a wrong opinion, but anyone can have beliefs that are simply wrong.

Mar 4, 2009
Blog I Love WordPress

Just upgraded all of my sites to the latest version of WordPress before I realized there was another, slightly newer version available. Normally this would drive me crazy because it…

Feb 18, 2009