Monthly Archives: January 2012

Science and Technology: Some thoughts on Gingrich’s moon base idea and on why America is losing the technology race

My first thought on reading the predictable backlash against Newt Gingrich’s moon base idea was, “Americans suck.” I thought that because the backlash is so short-sighted of all the positive things building a moon base would bring to the table. It’s not like the money and effort to build a moon base would be poured […] Continue reading

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Philosophy: Working ourselves to death to bore ourselves to death

What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and yet lose his soul? –Mark 8:26 (paraphrase) Over the past several decades, I believe society has convinced itself of an insidious lie: that the goal of life is … Continue reading Continue reading

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A meditation on King Obama…

… thoughtfully provided by Chris Muir of the Day by Day Cartoon:  

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When you look at your country, who do you see?

To me, last night’s State of the Union Address represented the same kind of drivel that I’ve come to expect from all of our politicians for years. Obama went right to the boasting and political pandering that has defined national … Continue reading

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Coffee: Updated price list

I finally updated the price list on this site to reflect my current prices. Of course, some of you might be wondering, “Why the big increases?” Unfortunately, coffee, like many other commodities, is experiencing large price swings right now. Many of the varieties I carry increased as much as a dollar a pound for green […] Continue reading

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