tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38305692011-04-21T20:25:08.616-07:00Brain FertilizerQuestion of the Month:<br>
What good things did Bill Clinton actually <i>do</i> during his tenure?<br>
respond at brainfertilizer--at--yahoo-dot-com<br
<b>give specific evidence</b><br>
i.e., if you say the economy was good, what did he <i><b>do</i></b> to bring that about?Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comBlogger2211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-935749772003-04-30T21:09:00.000-07:002003-04-30T21:09:01.546-07:00THIS BLOG IS CLOSED
Go to brain.blogmosis.com
This is my new location for the same old stuff you've come to expect for me.
Reset your bookmarks or blogrolls accordingly. Thank you.Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-935099752003-04-29T21:00:00.000-07:002003-04-29T21:00:27.736-07:00Something I don't Get
This isn't intended to be pushy or cruel or anything. It is an honest
question.
For those of you who want the US to be more like England, Europe, or
Canada (higher taxes, more services like universal health care, extremely
strong gun control), why don't you just move there?
Here's what I mean: You obviously want a certain sort of government.
This government alreadyNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-935098632003-04-29T20:58:00.000-07:002003-04-29T20:58:30.953-07:00Winds of Change
No, I'm not talking about the Blog of that name, or that old crappy
Scorpion song.
Life is a process, obviously. We as a people/society have a life of
learning, just as individuals do. We tried Prohibition, and learned that
it wouldn't work. We have wrestled with, and are still wrestling with,
the idea of abortion as a right. We have come to understand that
humans may Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-935097552003-04-29T20:56:00.000-07:002003-04-29T20:56:22.606-07:00Check this out
This is a bill worth supporting:
From NRO
Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-935097102003-04-29T20:55:00.000-07:002003-04-29T20:55:37.193-07:00Poverty and Welfare Reform
"The analysts didn't cause the bubble. They fed on it, but let's be
honest: the real cause of the bubble was the willingness of a large number
of Americans to believe that they could make large sums of money
without working."
The quote comes from this article
about reaching a settlement over "improprieties of the Bubble Economy".
But the reason I'm quoting it is Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-935093632003-04-29T20:49:00.000-07:002003-04-29T20:49:37.436-07:00The Final Word on Sen. Santorum
Cool name he's got, actually...
Anyway, here's the bottom line:
"Conservative Sen. Rick Santorum (R.-Pa.) was asked by homosexual
groups to resign from the Senate Republican leadership last week after he
publicly agreed with existing Supreme Court precedent on the issue of
whether there is a constitutional right to all adult consensual sex.
The Court Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-935091562003-04-29T20:45:00.001-07:002003-04-29T20:45:46.326-07:00Some Points Related to Homosexuality
I'm going to reprint this in full. I don't agree with everything he
says. I don't have the source for everything he asserts. But I do think
he makes good points worth considering and discussing.
Here ya go:
Homosexuality: An attempt at clarity
Dennis Prager
The homosexual is equal in God's eyes to the heterosexual.
Parents must love their children, Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-935091282003-04-29T20:45:00.000-07:002003-04-29T20:45:05.536-07:00VICTORY
This
has been linked throughout the blogiverse. You've probably already
encountered it. I'm linking it on the off-chance you haven't.
I hope you enjoy reading it. It should move you. If it doesn't, it
doesn't. Those who don't get it... ...don't. Nothing pejorative
about that; you just don't see the world the same as we do. I don't
think I will debate anyone on this, butNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-935090622003-04-29T20:44:00.000-07:002003-04-29T20:47:02.000-07:00Request for Help/Guidance
One of the things I like about Jo at Seething (a.k.a. Commentary du
Jour) is that she fearlessly puts forth her liberal views with humor,
consistency, fairness, and calmness. She does not engage in ad hominem
attacks, distortion, misrepresentation of facts, one-sided suspect
sources, vitriol, anger, insults, childish sulks, or dogged ignoring of facts
and evidenceNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-934397232003-04-28T19:44:00.000-07:002003-04-28T19:44:06.063-07:00Summary on Sen. Santorum
From following various posts/comments on various blogs and news sites,
I've come to the conclusion that for the most part, everyone is
ignoring what he actually said in order to use the debate to advance their own
agendas. I've seen all sorts of people claim that the Senator is
calling for intrusion into private lives, which is absurd. I've seen people
insist Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-934396012003-04-28T19:41:00.001-07:002003-04-28T19:41:57.920-07:00What I Have Learned
Sure, I'm not that old. But here's what I feel has been demonstrated
beyond all reasonable doubt. So let the unreasonable arguments begin!
A) In capitalism, if you bring value into the world, money will find
you. Based on this, a little thought and lots of hard work will ensure
your security in this lifetime. No matter who you are, no matter what
obstacles have been Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-934395622003-04-28T19:41:00.000-07:002003-04-28T19:41:23.240-07:00Notice of Departure
I'm going to be moving my blog to blogmosis soon. I'll provide a final
notice when everything gets transferred over. Just as advance notice,
the address will be http://brain.blogmosis.com
My contact email will remain brainfertilizer@yahoo.com
Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-932180682003-04-24T20:22:00.000-07:002003-04-24T20:22:46.410-07:00Another Cool Thing
I just learned from Sitemeter that more than 10% of my readerers (yes,
that IS more than one person, thank you!) are from the eastern
hemisphere, with 8% from East Asia.
Cool!
I'm also closing in on 2000 total page visits! After only being
existence for 9 months or so, I'm almost reaching a total viewership that
Instapundit gets in 3.2 minutes.
Woohoo!
How can I Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-932179302003-04-24T20:20:00.000-07:002003-04-24T20:20:12.123-07:00Google Hits
I don't usually check the referral stats from sitemeter. It was never
that interesting. Being bored, I looked today. My favorite?
"Fertilizer+bombs&cat"
Mind you, I don't approve of purposely hurting cats or any other
animal.
Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-932176952003-04-24T20:15:00.000-07:002003-04-24T20:15:40.910-07:00Dinosaurs were big-boned, put down the twinkie!
Yeah, there are people who can't lose weight. But they are few and far
between.
Full disclosure: I'm at least 20 pounds overweight. I'm at least 7
pounds over my maximum weight for the military. I'm pretty big-boned, so
I don't look fat, just bulky. But I'm overweight. I admit.
And I have a hard time taking it off.
Sure, my metabolism Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-931456022003-04-23T17:36:00.000-07:002003-04-23T17:36:57.050-07:00The Part That Got Ignored
...in the rush to crucify Sen. Santorum:
The right to privacy is a right that was created in a law that set
forth a (ban on) rights to limit individual passions. And I don't agree
with that. So I would make the argument that with President, or Senator or
Congressman or whoever Santorum, I would put it back to where it is,
the democratic process. If New York Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-931453322003-04-23T17:31:00.000-07:002003-04-23T17:31:13.763-07:00Gotta quote this
From Asymmetrical Information
I've heard a fair amount of noise on what is apparently the new
Democratic Party line to explain why the Bush tax cuts are bad, but all the
spending they want to do is good. To wit: "Well, spending is okay,
because it's temporary stimulus. Tax cuts are bad because they cause
permanent fiscal havoc."
This is a very, very silly argument. I was Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-930969352003-04-22T23:24:00.000-07:002003-04-22T23:24:06.120-07:00Self Admission
I probably come across as too mean-spirited to ever hit the mainstream like Jane Galt, Steven Den Beste, or Glenn Reynolds over at Instapundit, I don't know.
I'm really not that bad. I have been described by several (more than 5) people as THE nicest guy they've ever met. I debate from thought, philosophy, and thinking, not from action. My views on homosexuality would never beNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-930959132003-04-22T22:57:00.000-07:002003-04-22T22:57:35.480-07:00Comparisons
Liberals condemn a Catholic Bishop for insisting a liberal hold to a
Catholic standard to call himself a Catholic; yet insist that Judicial
candidates endorse abortion rights to be judicial candidates.
Liberals condemn Sen. Lott for remarks that imply racism, yet don't
condem Rep. Moran, Sen. Byrd, Sen. Kerry, Sen. Kennedy for similar
remarks.
Liberals condemn Sen. Santorum for Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-930254242003-04-21T21:11:00.000-07:002003-04-21T21:11:51.060-07:00From the 'Abandon All Sense For Ideology' File :
The head of the National Organization for Women's Morris County chapter
is opposing a double-murder charge in the Laci Peterson case, saying it
could provide ammunition to the pro-life lobby.
"If this is murder, well, then any time a late-term fetus is aborted,
they could call it murder," Morris County NOW President Mavra Stark said
on Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-930251532003-04-21T21:06:00.000-07:002003-04-21T21:06:39.263-07:00What you get when you disarm the law-abiding populace
Full
Text
Thanks to Isntapundit (not Instawhosit) over there in my blogroll (too lazy to add the link here)
It was only after I had returned home that I started to
become angry. How could three men, in full view of cameras and customers,
pull off such a thing and think they could get away with it?
The answer is simple: because they can. Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-928648192003-04-18T17:47:00.000-07:002003-04-18T17:47:31.810-07:00Shooting
I stopped off after work and fired a few rounds through two of my guns today.
I put four rounds through my Steyr-Mannlicher M95s (8mmx56r) and my Schmidt-Rubin K31 (7.5mmx55)
Nice guns. They had some kick, but it didn't feel too bad. My shoulder feels bruised, but I don't mind. The feeling of the gun bucking against my shoulder as I squeezed the trigger was heaven! Surprisingly, Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-928203232003-04-17T21:46:00.000-07:002003-04-18T06:14:02.000-07:00More for the Liberals (if you're still here)
Okay, maybe it seemed like I was gloating over how Iraq turned out. Many conservatives are feeling rather smug right now, because I think it's pretty clear that invading Iraq turned out far better than anyone expected, and was A Good Thing To Do on several different levels.
But no one should really feel smug. The average conservative is no smarter Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-928101822003-04-17T18:11:00.000-07:002003-04-17T21:55:29.000-07:00More on guns
Kim du Toit has been helping so many people select guns and get into
shooting, he's adopted a new slogon for his site:
"Turning America back into a nation of riflemen, one person at a
time"
Well, I'm one of his converts, er, adherents, er, whatever. I'm a
rifleman now.
It was a decision I made for several reasons. I shared a few with you
before. But over time, as I've Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-927553612003-04-16T20:19:00.000-07:002003-04-17T21:54:14.000-07:00A Great Author
Okay, maybe I'm slinging the compliments too freely. But Lois
McMaster-Bujold is pretty dang awesome. Only Robert A. Heinlein won more Hugo
Awards for best novel, and that's some good company. Sure, she's in
the SF ghetto, so she is unlikely to be noticed by the mainstream. But
her characters are complex and realistic, her plots are twisty,
entertaining, unexpected and Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-927551022003-04-16T20:14:00.000-07:002003-04-16T20:16:15.000-07:00Gotta Link This
Kinda puts it into perspective, doesn't
it?
Thanks for the link, via Kim Du Toit
Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-927550432003-04-16T20:12:00.000-07:002003-04-16T20:17:13.000-07:00Socialism
I don't like socialism.
Don't bother telling me to read "Das Kapital" or Mao Zedong Thought or
anything, okay? Ideas are fine; there are lots of things that sound
good on paper but don't work in reality. "Textbook communisim has never
been tried yet" is a hopelessly weak argument, because people HAVE
tried to implement textbook communism; the fact that you never have
textbook Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-926169932003-04-14T17:39:00.000-07:002003-04-14T17:39:40.606-07:00Hey, Anti-War Protestors!
Just thought I'd remind you: it's going to happen again. The United States will again invade a weaker, sovereign nation. Maybe Syria, maybe Yemen, perhaps Somalia or Sudan. Or even Iran or North Korea. The success of this war against Saddam Hussein, and the evidence of his atrocities and connections to terror that have come to light recently pretty much guarantee Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-926167962003-04-14T17:36:00.000-07:002003-04-14T17:36:15.826-07:00Puzzled
If there is one thing that leaves me confused and saddened about many (though not all)
forms of opposition to the war, it's that there seems to be a general
incapability to understand that the reasons for war need not and cannot be boiled down to
one simplistic motivation. Liberating of the Iraqi people, ensuring
the destruction of WMD, wiping out one major source of terrorism
Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-924635772003-04-11T19:29:00.000-07:002003-04-11T19:29:24.716-07:00Both stupid AND wrong
Source: Washington Times
Stupid:
Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill are rallying around military successes in Iraq and supporting the troops, but House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said it was still right to oppose granting the president the authority to use force to disarm Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
"I have absolutely no regret about my vote on this war," Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-924635342003-04-11T19:28:00.000-07:002003-04-11T19:28:24.110-07:00Wit and Wisdom
Source: Slate's Steven E. Landsburg
When you sat down at your computer this afternoon, you had
a choice of roughly 10 billion Web pages to look at, and this is the
one you chose. You thought this was the best of 10 billion options; what
are the odds that you were right? That's why I'm pretty confident this
column isn't as good as you expected it to be.
This is from an essayNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-923943772003-04-10T17:31:00.000-07:002003-04-10T17:33:37.000-07:00Gotta quote this
Source
I love this quote:
So, now, am I crushing dissent by not watching it? Or am I dissenting by not watching it, and anyone accusing me of trying to crush dissent by not economically supporting dissent is trying to crush my dissent causing me to be sad and kick puppies? This grown-up world of poutiness is so confusing sometimes.
Go read the whole thing (it's not long) to Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-923937542003-04-10T17:18:00.000-07:002003-04-10T17:18:29.670-07:00A Question of Loyalty
If you make a habit of going to my favorite sites and reading the comments I leave (and who doesn't?), then you will have seen me mention a few times that I am beginning to consider our Freedom of Loyalty as our greatest and also most underestimated freedom.
Why underestimated? Because I haven't seen it stated anywhere in the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, orNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-923937222003-04-10T17:17:00.000-07:002003-04-10T17:17:40.513-07:00Nice Switch
My wife pointed out yesterday that before the war, the news kept showing scenes around the world depicting people holding signs with pictures of Saddam Hussein and burning US flags, but as of yesterday, they were broadcasting images of people holding American flags and burning pictures of Saddam Hussein.
Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-918103162003-04-01T17:57:00.000-08:002003-04-01T17:57:26.996-08:00More on File-Swapping
Before electronics, before electricity, before the hand-cranked gramaphone, the only way a musician could make money from his art was to perform. Same for actors. Painters and sculptors could sell the work, but any subsequent money made from the work (showing in a museum or reselling) was out of their hands. Before the printing press, writers couldn't really overcome Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-913845842003-03-25T18:35:00.000-08:002003-03-25T18:38:52.000-08:00A Call for Patience
Due to excessive pressure in both my professional and personal lives, I feel totally exhausted and wrung out at the end of the day. I just don't feel like arguing issues with anyone, nor do I have the energy to think of anything informative to say.
I don't really know when this is going to clear up. But I tried to stop blogging twice before, and always felt the desire come Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-909597332003-03-18T17:26:00.000-08:002003-03-18T17:26:29.843-08:00Spam
So you don't surf the web for porn, you have your "cookies" function turned off, you use some sort of internet cleaner to prevent trackers, you've changed the address on your blog to using the words '--at--' and '--dot--' to foil webbots scanning for addresses on webpages...and still you get inordinate amounts of spam!! How can this be?!?!
Well, look no further than your email inbox.
Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-909596462003-03-18T17:24:00.000-08:002003-03-18T17:24:35.576-08:00My New Babies
Nope, no sudden conception and birth of twins or anything.
Last night I purchased a Swiss Schmidt-Rubin K-31 7.5x55mm rifle, and a
Russian Mosin-Nagant 91/30 rifle. I got both of them for less than
$300 total. The K31 was made in 1943, one of 58,000. I'm still
researching the 91/30, but I know for sure it was manufactured after 1928...but
probably before the end of WWII. Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-905506222003-03-11T15:27:00.000-08:002003-03-11T15:27:37.060-08:00No Time
I've been extremely busy as of late. I haven't even been to my site in the last 3 days, much less check comments. I'll get to them soon....hopefully.
But with a spare 5 minutes I'm going to address one possible misunderstanding.
Choice.
I did not mean to imply I think anyone wakes up one morning and says, "I'm going to become homosexual", or "I'm going to be fat". Nor can anyone Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-903326822003-03-07T17:32:00.000-08:002003-03-07T17:32:07.110-08:00Another Democrat member of Congress Demonstrates Idiocy
This is as dumb as what Sen Patty Murray (D-WA) said about Osama's
popularity a few months back. I hope both of them are made to pay
politically.
Here's what she said:
"If you think back to our founding as a country, we are a country of
revolution," Kaptur (D-OH) told the Toledo Blade. "One could say that Osama bin
Laden and these Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-903326142003-03-07T17:30:00.000-08:002003-03-07T17:30:31.936-08:00Nice article at NRO
Although, to be fair, he's combining the arguments of different groups
as if they were one. In his defense, though, Bush will be criticized
no matter what he does.
The money quote:
In hour one of the conflict, we are supposed to expect to see the
deployment of weapons of mass destruction - which many in the world
community still profess are not there. If the Iraqis useNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-903325482003-03-07T17:28:00.000-08:002003-03-07T17:28:52.496-08:00My Vote
Er Sumthin.
There's lots of good stuff out there on the web. Much of it is hard to
find. Sometimes you stumble on it by accident. Unfortunately, lots of
times you don't. I do believe that if you create value, people will
find you. Case in point: Scrappleface is already truly one of the Big
Boys of the Blogs, and he's been around for less time than I have, with
my 20-30 hits a Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-903325022003-03-07T17:27:00.000-08:002003-03-07T17:27:41.966-08:00Gotta Link This
It's not a conservative opinon piece; it's not an opinion piece at all.
Go read it and be educated.
Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-903320442003-03-07T17:15:00.000-08:002003-03-07T17:15:35.483-08:00Light Comments Response
And perhaps light blogging entries until Monday evening. I'm going to busy over the next few days.Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-902736072003-03-06T17:53:00.000-08:002003-03-07T17:32:46.000-08:00Nice line
Even if you don't like Ann Coulter, you have to appreciate this:
There are dark rumors that terrorists are being stripped, humiliated,
strapped down and subjected to total sleep deprivation with lights and
noise. Then it turned out the hapless victims of such brutal tactics
weren't terrorists, but airline passengers since Sept. 11.
The whole
article makes a nice point, if you Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-902735532003-03-06T17:52:00.000-08:002003-03-06T17:52:32.593-08:00In case comments are down
Here's some debate:
Andy:
This probably won't work as the comments are hosed, but if a study for a genetic link of homosexuality is not replicable or convincing, it doesn't make your position automatically correct (that it is a choice). It's the same trap that Creationists fall into - they think that if they can find a flaw in evolution, that it somehow validates their Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-902397452003-03-06T06:52:00.000-08:002003-03-06T06:52:41.390-08:00Ending the Thread
I've been talking quite a bit about my feelings on homosexual behavior. I presented my conclusions based on logic and direct observation; I was told I needed to provide evidence (implying my direct observation wasn't valid in the face of Politically Correct Views). So I went out and found scientific evidence. I discovered that every study trying to prove a genetic cause for Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-902079882003-03-05T17:16:00.000-08:002003-03-05T17:16:15.750-08:00Referencing the next post
It is convention to post the most recent material at the top.
Occasionally it feels strange because I'm referencing the last post, which will
probably be the next thing you read, if I didn't point this out first.
So I did.
Anyway, in Steven's article at USS Clueless, he says:
Or you might be certain of your conclusions and not really know where
they come from, Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-902078862003-03-05T17:14:00.000-08:002003-03-05T17:14:21.780-08:00What I'm trying to do with this website
From USS Clueless (linked at the left, again):
href="http://www.denbeste.nu/cd_log_entries/2003/03/Intellectualhonesty.shtml">The
whole thing details an argument Steven had with someone else, and
is quite long, but the beginning portion is important to what I'm trying
to do here. The first seven paragraphs are the most salient (and will
be excerpted Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-902077552003-03-05T17:12:00.001-08:002003-03-05T17:15:08.000-08:00I can't help but blog it
And I love the picture in this post.
Pardon the brief obscenity, if you please. She's making a point.
As (almost) always, the excerpt:
And should we now take action against those who hurt us in the past and
will almost certainly seek to do so in the future? Should we take
responsibility for our own safety and justice in the world, seeing as how no
one else will?Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-902078042003-03-05T17:12:00.000-08:002003-03-05T17:12:59.343-08:00From Dodd over at Ipse Dixit (linked in my blogroll)
Here's the link
But more importantly, here's the whole thing:
So, what's your life worth anyway?
A discussion like this, as Dean rightly notes, is
the sort of thinking that tends to make some people go ballistic,
and... the sort of rational perspective that would make the world a better
place if more people understood it.
It reminds me Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-901748382003-03-05T05:55:00.000-08:002003-03-05T05:55:39.043-08:00Flogging Dead Horses
or
An Open Response
I expect that those who were convinced before I started writing about homosexuality needed no persuading. And those who disagreed with me before I started writing probably haven't budged their views at all, either.
A few people have asked, rhetorically, why it should matter what people do in their own privacy between consenting adults. I think this Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-901452492003-03-04T17:07:00.000-08:002003-03-04T17:07:25.200-08:00Ashcroft bashing is largely unearned
I'll be blogging more about this in the future. But for today...
From a Townhall.com article:
Worse, Attorney General John Ashcroft, the administration's point man on arresting terrorists, cutting off their funding and keeping them from getting here in the first place, has been subjected to a campaign of calumny for doing nothing but prosecuting the Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-901451172003-03-04T17:04:00.000-08:002003-03-04T17:04:30.263-08:00Gas Mileage
I really like good gas mileage. Given the choice between cars that meet my needs, I will always choose the car with the highest gas mileage. It just seems like throwing money away to do anything else. At the time I purchased it, my CRV had the highest gas efficiency of any SUV (which we needed for people and cargo room), and was better than minivans, as well. There are now Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-901450862003-03-04T17:03:00.000-08:002003-03-04T17:03:59.873-08:00Disection of a disection
This is so good I have to link it
No, it doesn't prove anything in and of itself. It does clear out some
of the obfuscation and syllogism used by the anti-war faction to
confuse or bombast the undecided.
Here's a sample paragraph
The next paragraph is simply loaded with examples of the fallacy he's
discussing. First, he asserts that "no real evidence" has been Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-900818202003-03-03T17:15:00.000-08:002003-03-03T17:15:51.840-08:00Apologies
I've been busy recently, so although there are a number of things I'd like to blog, I haven't had timet to get to any of them. Some time in the next 2-3 days, though, there will be a deluge of new stuff on all sorts of subjects, so check back often!
NathanNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-900512692003-03-03T06:49:00.000-08:002003-03-03T06:49:01.373-08:00On the Origins of Homosexuality:
Since those who try to insist homosexuality is not a choice insist that 1993 is ancient history and should be discounted, here are some more recent studies:
From: On the Origins of Homosexuality"
Is a Person "Born that Way"?
The best overall summary of most respected researchers is that homosexuality (like most other psychological conditions) is due to a Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-899596992003-03-01T09:33:00.000-08:002003-03-01T09:33:02.793-08:00Why not?
I got this idea during my sojourn into the Territory of Unreasoning Liberals. But that doesn't stop it from being a great idea.
There is a trend of people "googling" their own names to see what comes up. There are also many good friends I've lost touch with as I've moved around. If any of you google your name and find this site, I'm your old buddy Nathan. Email me at the Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-899349272003-02-28T18:51:00.000-08:002003-02-28T18:51:20.280-08:00Rough Draft
Here's a rough draft of the 7th chapter of a non-fiction book I'm
working on: Toward a Terrorism-Free Society.
Obviously, I'm going to add a few points and expand these points even more. I
don't pretend it is complete, or even clear. If enough people enjoy
this, I may post other rough drafts. Let me know what you think.
Particularly if you think it worth implementing any ofNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-898708742003-02-27T16:50:00.000-08:002003-02-27T16:50:22.716-08:00I can't believe I have to spell this out again
Do people just not know how to read English???
I have never censored anyones comments to date. I might if a comment goes too far down the profanity and threats path without any real content to go with it. I don't want my readers to have to read filth.
Some may say my opinions are filth. These are the people who have redifined words like "hate" Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-898697932003-02-27T16:27:00.000-08:002003-02-27T16:27:27.450-08:00I usually hate these things, but...
src="http://www.bbspot.com/Images/News_Features/2003/01/os_quiz/palm.jpg" width="300" height="90"
border="0" alt="Which OS are You?">Which OS are You?
I tried changing a few questions from one answer I liked to another answer I liked nearly as much, and I always ended up as either Palm OS or one of the Linux variations....
Woohoo! I'm NOT microsoft, and Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-898696702003-02-27T16:24:00.000-08:002003-02-27T16:24:49.340-08:00Some evidence pointing to a Need for Change
On Women
Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-898695982003-02-27T16:23:00.000-08:002003-02-27T16:23:14.310-08:00Philosophy of Beer
Check out the link:
Strong Bad
Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-898695682003-02-27T16:22:00.000-08:002003-02-27T16:22:34.390-08:00Many will disagree with this
I don't. I think he's dead on, because I've experienced the same sort of thing in my debates about homosexuality. But if you do disagree, let your voice be heard here!
blatant link
Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-898695302003-02-27T16:21:00.000-08:002003-02-27T16:21:47.686-08:00Ann Coulter
Just having that title should pump up the hits to my webpage by about
32%. :)
But I'm actually going to link to her. She makes some good sense, some
good points before she descends into the invective she's famous for in
the last 2-4 paragraphs.
Here's the best part:
When Clinton bombed Iraq to delay his impeachment, Senate Minority
Leader Tom Daschle was ablaze with war Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-898370282003-02-27T05:57:00.000-08:002003-02-27T06:12:52.000-08:00I wasn't going to post anything today, but...
My blog was found by another interesting person, Irene. I went to her blog and was immediately interested. That's a good sign. I like to link such blogs. In the post which she directed me to (I will be investigating the rest soon), she takes on homosexuality, but emphasizes something I don't always emphasize enough: Being a homosexual isn't the Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-897749552003-02-26T06:15:00.000-08:002003-02-26T06:25:40.000-08:00For the Single Ladies
Heck, this is for any women who has or wants a man, actually.
The older I get, and the more I observe, the more I'm convinced that the most important attractive trait in a woman is:
To be fun.
I know, sounds too simple, huh? After all, it's not something you can sit around and blame on genetics or fate or luck. If you can't find someone to love you or stay with you, itNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-897734542003-02-26T05:23:00.000-08:002003-02-26T05:32:52.000-08:00Bonus Question
It occurs to me that the current drive to legalize gay marriages began at the same time as effective AIDS control drugs became available. These drugs are hideously expensive. The last quote I heard, probably high now, said that it took $100,000 each month for the drug cocktail. Even if it is only $100,000 per year, that is still inhibitively expensive for an individual, and it Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-897734372003-02-26T05:22:00.000-08:002003-02-26T05:22:43.450-08:00Some Facts Regarding Homosexuality
In a recent debate regarding my opinions of homosexuality, I was told (and convinced) that I needed to do some more research into the clinical studies on homosexuality. I was told to investigate the Kinsey Report, Master’s and Johnson, Archives of General Psychology, the American Journal of Medicine, and other publications. I found a book called HomosexualityNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-897476822003-02-25T17:56:00.000-08:002003-02-25T17:56:21.843-08:00Comments on Comments
Comment functionality has been down the past few days. Unintentionally, I assure you. It seems to be available now, but if it isn't blame Enetation, the company that provides it (but don't blame too loudly, they provide it for free...)
This is a public blog. All are welcome, and all are freely invited to leave comments.
One caveat: The only comments that are not welcomeNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-897116042003-02-25T06:21:00.000-08:002003-02-25T06:21:59.810-08:00Homosexuality is a choice
And here is my evidence, reasoning, and personal experience.
Throughout my life, particularly my years in the college theater and music, I have encountered a fairly large number of homosexuals. Some I merely suspected, some were very obvious and open. And some I only found out about after friendships blossomed. There are eight with whom I was very close friends at Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-896874072003-02-24T19:34:00.000-08:002003-02-24T19:34:20.403-08:00In my own defense
I've been vilified on another weblog. From my perspective, it is for nothing more than asking unsettling questions and mentioning uncomfortable truths. From the other side, they might say it's because I have posted "not-so-nice" statements. Here on this blog, I've tried to repeat that these things are my opinion, based on my experiences in life. I would also like to point Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-895386712003-02-21T21:45:00.000-08:002003-02-24T19:32:10.000-08:00The Speech You'll Never Hear (Alas!)
Okay, there are things in this piece I don't agree with. But one paragraph has my
complete agreement:
Likewise, I am asking for a review by our new Consitutional Council of
all gun control laws currently on the books, and for suggestions on how
laws that violate the spirit of the 2nd Amendment as so clearly
enunciated by the Founders may be vacated or Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-895384632003-02-21T21:40:00.000-08:002003-02-22T19:01:49.000-08:00Read, and Learn
Peeking behind the curtain
Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-895382582003-02-21T21:35:00.000-08:002003-02-21T21:35:19.990-08:00My Main Advice To Everyone
Be proactive in your life, and in the problems you face!
Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-895382382003-02-21T21:34:00.000-08:002003-02-21T21:34:52.726-08:00Drug Prescription Plans
*Sigh*
Everyone agrees that drugs are getting more expensive. Everyone is talking about how seniors and poor cannot afford the drugs they need. We have horror stories of people eating cat food to afford their drugs, transplant anti-rejection drugs not taken because states don't help, etc.
Some people say we need more coverage for seniors particuarly. No matter how Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-895373192003-02-21T21:12:00.000-08:002003-02-22T19:03:11.000-08:00Another Reason Why Your Healthcare is So Expensive
(Hint: it's not greedy doctors or HMOs)
Michelle Malkin writes in her column:
New York medical providers have peformed dozens of organ-transplant
operations - and even sex-change operations-- to illegal aliens. The costs
of such "charity" care typically are shifted to insured patients,
resulting in higher health insurance premiums.
The Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-895371952003-02-21T21:09:00.000-08:002003-02-22T19:09:56.000-08:00More of what I believe
1) In an overwhelming majority of cases, the situation adults find themselves in is of there own making or choosing. Although it does happen, very rarely do people have no choice in what to do in response to a problem, very rarely is there no hope, no way to improve.
2) Education is the only way to success in life. It doesn't have to be formal education (and, in fact, Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-895360952003-02-21T20:41:00.000-08:002003-02-21T20:45:27.000-08:00I'm disturbed
Yeah, thought you'd like that easy set-up.
No, what I'm disturbed about is:
How liberals have so little confidence in their professed goals/beliefs/logic. How can I say this? Well, I believe in the people of the United States. I feel confident that if all views are put forth by intelligent, reasonable people, enough people will be convinced of the correct action that good willNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-894976302003-02-21T06:38:00.000-08:002003-02-21T06:38:43.176-08:00Nomenclature Change
Since people have pointed out that the use of chemical weapons probably wouldn't result in mass casualties (unless the user got really, really lucky), biological warfare is nearly as uncertain, and people insist on using the term "Weapons of Mass Destruction" improperly, can we please start calling nuclear, chem, and bio weapons "Weapons of Terror"?Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-894969162003-02-21T06:23:00.000-08:002003-02-21T06:23:21.566-08:00My Dream
Someday I'm going to be browsing on the web. I'm going to follow some link from Instapundit or someone, and I'm going to find someone new whose thoughts and writing impress me...and then I'm going to glance at their blogroll and see Brainfertilizer there.
Hey, it could happen.Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-894967262003-02-21T06:19:00.000-08:002003-02-21T06:19:00.123-08:00Dunno
From all the posts I've read on the way liberals/socialists would like things to be, I'm convinced that you (socialists) want to ignore the way we achieved prosperity and freedom and spend that same prosperity and freedom trying out your theories. Meaning, you criticize the way we use the environment, conduct foreign policy, our tax rates, our govt budget priorities, and would replace Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-894959412003-02-21T05:59:00.000-08:002003-02-21T05:59:50.523-08:00Analogy
In my opinion, it's not a good idea to join a gang. There's a small but distinct minority of teens who do, though, and they have many arguments. They say that being in a gang isn't harmful, that it's just as valid as joining the YMCA. They point out that people who aren't in gangs murder and steal and terrorize the populace as well. They say that they were born to be in a gang, that Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-894015492003-02-19T17:31:00.000-08:002003-02-19T17:31:09.050-08:00From the Dept of Irony
Implants ban on under-18s
By Maxine Frith, Health Correspondent, Evening Standard
19 February 2003
Girls under 18 could be banned from having breast implant surgery
following a vote by Euro MPs.
Tough new regulations on cosmetic surgery have been backed by the
European Parliament and could come into force by the end of next year. They
would ban women under 18 from Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-894012222003-02-19T17:24:00.001-08:002003-02-19T17:24:30.000-08:00Poverty In America
Some excerpts from a great article
by Walter Williams
If you're a poor adult in America, for the most part, it's all your
fault.
According to the definition the U.S. Bureau of Census uses, a family of
four with an income over $18,244 is not poor.
Is poverty pre-ordained? I think not. A married couple, both working
full time at a minimum-wage job that pays $5.15 per Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-894011802003-02-19T17:24:00.000-08:002003-02-19T17:24:10.006-08:00I wanted to quote excerpts, but...
...the whole thing is too good. If you hate the slant of the piece, at
least pay attention to the facts, okay?
Michelle Malkin
Thank goodness for conservative college student journalists. They
bravely blow the whistle on the cultural rot plaguing the nation's
institutions of higher learning. And they alert the public to the ugly truth
about campus Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-894010092003-02-19T17:20:00.000-08:002003-02-23T07:52:45.000-08:00Indeed
Gotta say I agree with this sentiment:
I'm not a big one for pointless displays of solidarity. I don't display
little ribbon icons on this web site, and its background doesn't turn
black for a day. I don't drive with my headlights on for the day they
say I'm supposed to. (Actually, on my car they can't be turned off, but
that's beside the point.) I didn't buy a patriotic bumper Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-894009512003-02-19T17:19:00.000-08:002003-02-19T17:19:37.270-08:00From the mouths of diplomats...
"We certainly have seen the results of appeasement. It's much easier to
tolerate a dictator when he's dictating over somebody else's life and
not your own." - Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga
(link via : USS Clueless
Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-894008922003-02-19T17:18:00.000-08:002003-02-19T17:18:22.940-08:00Message To the Anti-War Activists
From Juan Gato's Bucket O' Rants
[It's] rather hard to take you seriously when you refuse to acknowledge that your position requires that people continue to suffer and die and live trapped lives. It's something that must be faced when one chooses to be anti-war, just like those who favor military action must be accept that some innocent people will die. You Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-893696682003-02-19T06:13:00.000-08:002003-02-19T06:16:12.000-08:00Comment Functionality Restored!
Just click on the little hotlink there at the bottom of each post to express your outrage and fury in an appropriate manner.Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-893419532003-02-18T17:37:00.000-08:002003-02-18T17:37:25.100-08:00Bill Clinton
My friend Dan came through first with a good thing Bill Clinton did:
[Clinton] did stop the tail end of genocide in Bosnia. This would have required moral courage or else lying to the American people, because ruling by opinion poll clearly indicated Americans only supported intervention if we would leave very soon thereafter, and anyone who actually knew anything about it knew Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-893416632003-02-18T17:32:00.000-08:002003-02-18T17:32:11.233-08:00Want Some Hard Evidence?
For those of you who think I'm sort of anti-gay barbarian:
Tell young and reckless that HIV can be a killer
Palm Beach Post Editorial
Monday, February 17, 2003
New research suggests that after a decade of relative containment, the AIDS epidemic may be growing again in the United States. Worse, public health officials worry that human behavior is to blame.
Dr. Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-891985062003-02-16T12:03:00.000-08:002003-02-16T12:03:29.053-08:00For the Ladies
From Chinese Women Today
How do you show your man you really love him? We conducted an informal survey and asked participants to tell us what they wish their woman would do to express her love. Here's what they told us:
Appreciate the things I do rather than focussing on the things I don't do.
Be my greatest supporter.
Take more initiative to set up special times together.
Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-891210782003-02-14T17:05:00.000-08:002003-02-14T17:05:02.490-08:00Anyone else notice this?
If you close your eyes and listen to Hans Blix, he sound just like the Burgermeister in that old kids' Christmas special. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Oh, and both Viggo Mortenson and Phil Donahue are idiots.
...silly me, you'd have to actually watch Donahue's TV show to know he's an idiot. Unless you have prior experience.Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-891209232003-02-14T17:00:00.000-08:002003-02-15T14:30:00.000-08:00Hoping for Reciprocal Links, Part II
Alternate Title: I would have said this if I'd thought of it...
Blatant Link
There seems to be weird assumption about the terrorist threat. It assumes that there are only n deaths due to terror out there and if we just sit back and let it run its course, while trying via police effort to prevent, we'll get through this. They assume that any proactive Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-891197752003-02-14T16:29:00.000-08:002003-02-14T16:29:44.916-08:00Hoping for Reciprocal Links, Part I
One of my favorite blogs (for its self-deprecating humor, among other things) is Juan Gato's Bucket O' Rants.
Here's a blog I had to link (it's short, so here it is, in entirety):
When I first saw this headline:
Bush Announces New Counterterrorism Center
I read it as "Bush Announces New CounterCarter Center". Yeah. I'm kinda dumb.
And my response:
I haveNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-891195762003-02-14T16:23:00.000-08:002003-02-14T16:23:50.380-08:00Sexism
Is anyone else upset with the Progressive Insurance commercial I've been seeing lately on TV?
It's the one where a female is using her home computer to take a voodoo-doll-like revenge on her "cheating boyfriend".
I noticed more than 10 years ago that television commercials always show males as bumbling fools while presenting women as strong, intelligent, and always right. In fact, Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-891189762003-02-14T16:06:00.000-08:002003-02-14T16:06:41.890-08:00Choices
There is one thing I want to make clear. A sort of 'rules of engagement' as it were.
You are going to hear me say things about certain groups of people who hold certain beliefs or have certain associations. Since language is often incomplete in its service to communication, as terms mean different things to different people, I want to make sure that my use of terms and descriptions isNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-890181142003-02-12T22:03:00.000-08:002003-02-14T14:37:07.000-08:00Challenges
I have learned some things this week. Things I previously ignored or discounted. I wasn't cynical enough, perhaps. But my eyes have been opened.
What if I told you that there is a group, numbering far less than 1% of their ethnic/religious population, which nonetheless poses a grave threat to the future of our nation and our freedom? How could such a small group pose such a Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830569.post-889469212003-02-11T18:09:00.000-08:002003-02-11T18:09:54.243-08:00Ladies, You Still Like to have Men Hold the Door, Right?
Well, check this out. I am reprinting it in its entirety in case it is not available later. I don't have a point with this, because I don't agree with the conclusions of just one study. More and stronger evidence might convince me, though...
By Jacqueline Stenson
LOS ANGELES (Reuters Health) - Chivalry isn't all it's cracked up to Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891004552464390091noreply@blogger.com