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76Does Humanity Deserve to Exist?
Does our ability to think make us worthy of continued existence? Or does it not matter at all that we can think? In the long and evolving history of the Earth, many powerful and great species have come and gone. Dinosaurs come to mind, but also...
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69American Fascism
When I saw the "Code Pink" ladies protesting and disrupting meetings, I was appalled. There is freedom of speech and then there is disruption. I do not side with the tactics, even if I am sympathetic to the...
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57Watching Religions Duke it Out
Is this your vision of Heaven and the afterlife? And is this where people of other faiths will end up? I'm no fan of religions, but, I have to say the field of battle is again heating up as of late, with rival...
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50Chef Jeff Visits Spain, and me!
Well, I am sitting in my apartment and I get a phone call from Chef Jeff, who is in Spain visiting relatives and taking care of his mother-in-law. So he comes over and we get to know each other, and go out...
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60Pelosi in the Hot Seat
"I promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help me God!" Oh my gosh! A politician's saying the CIA lied to a member of Congress! Worse yet, she claims they lie to the Congress...
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76Planetary Deforestation
Not so long ago many nations of the Earth were covered with wild forests. It was said by a Roman general in Spain that a squirrel could cross the entire Iberian peninsula from tree to tree and never set foot on the ground. Would that it were still...
6 comments71Is the United States in its last throes of life?
The United States was once the envy of the world. People wanted what you have over there, but alas it was not to be. No nation can sustain the life style of the rich and famous, and the U.S. is about to discover that sad fact. People in the U.S....
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69What Kind of Father Wants His Children to Fail?
Even though I am a non-believer, I am bothered by one thing. While I admit that most religions have some good points, rules for common sense living, I am also bothered by the idea of a supreme being who,...
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49Watch Russia!
Putin aiming at European growth and sovereignty. Vladimir Putin was the leader of the new Russia, and now the president Medvedev is his puppet. Putin was also a KGB operative and now he poisons people who...
11 comments73Life in Spain
The old advertising slogan "Spain is Different" spells out a bit of truth about my adopted country. Spain IS different. I chose to live here some decades ago after being born in the United States. I grew up...
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