Posted on October 31, 2010 by Michael
If you will be giving out candy this year, okay, yes, all the kids have come to accept that everything will be “fun size”. But let’s not give out crappy candy, okay? That pretty much means you need to exclusively be giving out this:
And please keep the Almond Joy to yourself, okay? Look, I’ve grown to actually like it on the rare occasion I have it, but that’s because I’m not 8. No kid likes coconut. That’s just a fact.
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Posted on October 30, 2010 by Michael
In Internet Feminism (which is a distinct school of feminism), it has become standard to effectively say, ‘If you disagree with any aspect of something a woman is saying about equal rights* and you have a penis, then you’re a misogynistic asshole.’
*It’s important to distinguish equal rights from other labels of rights. I primarily think of this in terms of ‘civil rights for gays’. Most people won’t use this phrasing, instead opting for ‘gay rights’. There is no such thing. That would be gay privilege – and no one is asking for that. Just the same, there is no such thing as ‘women’s rights’. That phrasing equally indicates privilege. To be fair, the intention of the speaker is rarely to reference anything about privilege; it’s just sloppy language. Regardless, let’s be more careful.
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Posted on October 29, 2010 by Michael
- The Tea Party is a response to a black president.
- Most of the job loss in the Bush Recession occurred before Obama’s policies were even in place.
- One major factor in the political polarization of the U.S. is the gerrymandering of districts – from both major parties.
- Paul LePage knows nothing.
- Matt Damon is excellent.
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Posted on October 29, 2010 by Michael
Horror movies are never scary.
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Posted on October 27, 2010 by Michael
Human beings are more important than the abstract ethical principle of liberty.
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Posted on October 26, 2010 by Michael
Doubting Thomas provides a good example of how to approach extraordinary phenomena. Jesus, however, professes the idea that it is good to believe without evidence (faith). In this story, he provides a bad example of how to approach anything not mundane (and probably many things that are mundane).
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Posted on October 25, 2010 by Michael
Every time I open up Facebook or check the local links Yahoo! sends me, it seems I see a new endorsement for Eliot Cutler for governor of Maine. I’m thinking that everyone is feeling the emotion-driven anger at the establishment right now, but unlike redneck conservatives, all these papers are actually putting thought into who they want to lead Maine. Cutler is the clear choice – he has a masterful grasp of all the issues and he offers realistic solutions. (I know, I know, conservatives…a smart guy?! What an elitist!)
Vote for Eliot Cutler.
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Posted on October 25, 2010 by Michael
I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
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Posted on October 23, 2010 by Michael
Creationism Intelligent design is based almost entirely upon a faulty analogy.
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Posted on October 22, 2010 by Michael
Incidentally, this is the lighthouse (in Port Clyde, Maine) that can be seen in Forrest Gump, around 1:28 into this video.
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For the Sake of Science 