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Entries from December 2007

Horrible overstatements and Intelligence Quotient

December 18th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Sometimes I overstate things. In an argument I might say “You never” or “I always have to”. It’s a really childish habit because it doesn’t leave any room for discussion and what’s probably worse, it’s never accurate. The words “never” and “always” don’t convey meaning - they are absolutes. Black and White. […]

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Tags: Personal · Blogroll

“Thought crime bill” H.R. 1955: Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act

December 10th, 2007 · 3 Comments

H.R. 1955: Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 has passed the house and is headed to the senate.
I have included the summary description below for more understanding, but generally it amends the Homeland Security Act to include “homegrown terrorism”.
If enacted, the department of homeland security would establish permanent […]

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Tags: Politics · Blogroll

Understanding Michigan’s Tax Mess

December 7th, 2007 · No Comments

While our State suffers from the worst unemployment in the country, our legislators are doing their darnedest to make it even worse! I’ll try to explain this mess as I see it. In 2007 they replaced the “Small Business Tax” with the “Michigan Business Tax.” This tax will take effect in 2008 […]

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Mummified dinosaur in North Dakota, Spits in face of Jesus

December 6th, 2007 · 14 Comments

Researches have discovered the mummified body of a 65 million year old dinosaur in North Dakota. For all of you Christian’s out there, this pretty much puts that whole theory that “the world is four thousand years old” to bed, right?
http://www.abcnews.go.com/WN/story?id=3952832&page=1

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