The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age

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HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY

   s My poor father was a drunk and a no count and died at a young age; loved to scream at the top of his lungs before he retired for the night (read 'passed out') that he was born...
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EARNED INCOME

ks                         JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERThe economic outlook is rosy, at least for people at the top of the ladder.The number of U.S. millionaires rose 16 percent in 2009, according to a new report by Chicago-based research firm Spectrum Group. Some...
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JESUS CHRIST CAUGHT IN A TIME WARP

  Water boils at 212 Degrees Fahrenheit at sea level. Why is that important? Ever think about why we learn things like this type of scientific truth in school? If you desire to make some tea, you do not have...
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And Now For Something Completely Different

s Coincidence is when something uncanny and coincidental happens. The word is derived from the Latin co- ("in", "with", "together") and incidere ("to fall on"). In science, the term is generally used in a more literal translation, e.g., referring to...
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The Hydra of Wall Street

      Upon reaching the swamp near Lake Lerna, where the Hydra dwelt, Heracles covered his mouth and nose with a cloth to protect himself from the poisonous fumes. He fired flaming arrows into its lair, the spring of...
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WASTE MANAGEMENT

                                                 THE BASEMENT AT BOA Tom Friedman discovered a short while ago that the world was flat and that he was married to one of the richest women in the world. What a genius. I was reviewing a clip...
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The New & Improved BIBLE!!!

                                                         GODThere is this project whereby conservatives are writing their own bible. Like fascistpedia, they are attempting to create their own reality. This stuff just fascinates me. I mean fascistpedia will spend time telling you that Einstein had nothing...
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JUSTICE AT THE PROPER PRICE

                  Before I start this post, I would like to vent for a second or two. Dick Cheney is free as a bird with no charges lodged against him. Rumsfeld is still free as a bird probably standing by some...
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DEATH INCARNATE; A NOVEL

                                          THE TREE OF LIFEIt was a tough gig. But I had learned it. You have to find some forum, some place of trial, some experimental lab to test things. I am no good at golf. I break all...
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TORTURED LOGIC

                                               Incendio, fuego de noche by Goya PREFACE There is a nice report put out by the Congressional Research Service that just came out January of this year.  Its pdf and located at this link: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R40991.pdf It is...

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