Monthly Archives: June 2008

Wagner is cool, really!

Some of you that know me probably know already that I’ve been getting really into the whole classical music thing for the last year or so. It sounds kind of ridiculous to listen mostly to a genre that the great … Continue reading

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One of those questions about trees falling.

I got into a discussion, an internet argument even, which is never a good idea, recently about whether it makes sense to label all Muslims your enemy (assuming that you’re not a Muslim) based on the fact that the Qur’an … Continue reading

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Obama helps and his opponenets criticize.

I am amazed. By now I’m sure everyone is at least somewhat aware of all the flooding in Iowa. This is a pretty big deal. I’ve read that the flood levels are high enough that they’re hitting people who aren’t … Continue reading

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Small country, big talent.

It amazes me how good the music that comes out of Iceland is. There aren’t many people there, some 300k, and as a result there aren’t an enormous amount of well known musicians from the area. The ones I do … Continue reading

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How Bush convinced me that voting matters.

I can remember a time, not even all that long ago, when I didn’t care all that much about voting. I would usually only vote in the presidential elections and never, ever, ever for a democrat or republican. It wasn’t … Continue reading

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Energy beamed down from space, sounds safe, eh?

There’s a report on CNN.com about India’s energy troubles. The article focuses on a guy named Pranav Mehta who has suggested that instead of building coal power plants in India they should instead put solar panels into space and beam … Continue reading

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