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Kansas and contraception
This is the conundrum with attempting to protect religious freedom. Pharmacists in Kansas may now refuse to fill prescriptions that they believe may lead to an abortion. “Belief” is important here. They can refuse to sell Plan B and not … Continue reading
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High sex drive
A recent discussion on Slate got me thinking again about sexual incompatibility. I have a whole list of suggestions to help lower sex drive, but that was never an entirely serious post. I also can’t take any of the standard … Continue reading
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Yoshihiro Hattori and Trayvon Martin
I recently read about the case of Yoshihiro Hattori, another shooting death of an unarmed teenager by someone (Rodney Peairs) who claimed self-defense. The Hattori case is like the Martin case, but with far more evidence that the shooter behaved with … Continue reading
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Tagged George Zimmerman, race warriors, Trayvon Martin, Yoshihiro Hattori
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D.A.R.E. to do drugs!
My mother never taught me about drugs. The first I’d ever heard of them was when the D.A.R.E. program came to my elementary school to put on a skit. All that I remember about the skit was that they spent … Continue reading
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Trayvon Martin and ignorance
I’ve read too many articles on the subject of this 17-year-old who was shot following an altercation with a neighborhood watch captain. Most articles I have read are bogged down with irrelevant details which seem calculated to sway your opinion … Continue reading
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China to normalize menus
At least, I hear that they’re making an attempt to. Yes, fine, it’s good for business and good for businessmen, but what about people who love the hilarity of badly translated Chinese? The lovers of Engrish? I mean, just look … Continue reading
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Handicapped parking
Website for the petty Today’s post was inspired by a website called Handicapped Fraud, where anyone can report the license plate numbers and handicapped parking placard numbers to the DMV of people using handicapped parking places. What would motivate a … Continue reading
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Kony 2012
The Kony 2012 video* being linked everywhere these days is almost half an hour of simplified, overwrought propaganda that attempts to boil down an international human rights issue with complex historical causes into something a toddler would understand. They want … Continue reading
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Curious case of the U-Pass
Is there anything that you are required to purchase, regardless of whether you want it, and also forbidden to sell? There should be consumer protection laws against this state of affairs. At the University of Hawaii, Manoa, there is this … Continue reading
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On why wonderful things are banned
If you’re unfamiliar, that’s a Kinder Surprise Egg. You know how it’s sad when you’ve finished your chocolate egg, and there’s nothing but hollowness left? Inside it and inside you? Well, with the Kinder Surprise Egg, there’s a tiny surprise … Continue reading
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