- “We Pretend to be Christians” so our kids won’t be ostracized :: While other blogs think it is so sad that they are pretending to be Christian, how sad is it that they feel that they have to just to be accepted by their “Christian” neighbors.
- How Genetics Works
- Okay, here is one of my favorite watches of all time. I was a little disappointed that the remote detonator doesn’t come included with it. It’s a special MI6 add on.
- I know this is a great hammock for two and made out of top quality materials but I can’t think of anything less comfortable than sleeping in a hammock for two.
- Killer whale fatally attacks SeaWorld trainer, the third time the whale has been involved in a person’s death :: So how many times does a Orca get to kill someone before you realize it may not be suited to be around humans. I don’t agree with much of what PETA has to say but putting a massive and intelligent killer whale in something the size of a small pond seems to lend itself to something going horribly wrong.
- I am no fan of Mark McGuire and the damage he did to MLB but I agree with him that it must be hard to have his brother sell out their relationship with a book deal.
- Why climate change legislation in the U.S. is dead in the Senate :: Obama has long advocated for comprehensive legislation that would put a price on carbon to encourage polluters to invest in cleaner resources and practices. But he’s probably right that the Senate won’t choose that path. The most likely outcome is not a climate-change bill but energy legislation that doesn’t cap greenhouse-gas emissions or penalize polluters. Why? Because Republican Sen. Scott Brown’s filibuster-reinforcing election in Massachusetts means Democrats need GOP votes more than ever. But with the exception of Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Senate Republicans don’t seem motivated by global warming.
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In 1969 my uncle retired and bought himself a gold watch. An Omega, but nothing that special. On his death in 1991 I inherited it. When it went missing, I thought I’d replace it with an Omega in his memory. Having worn it openly on travels to California and Mexico, I now discovered it to be $16,000! I now have a Timex