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Archive for May, 2008

NASA, Legalized Theft, and a Waste of Money

Posted by Connor on May 27th, 2008

photo credit: pingnews.com This week has brought us new images from Mars, as NASA’s latest mission gets underway on the red planet. While a few media pundits are reporting on the mission’s progress, not a single one is soliciting or encouraging debate on the existence of the agency itself. Students of government know perfectly well [...]

War in Heaven Today

Posted by Connor on May 23rd, 2008

photo credit: j.cliss Actions have consequences. This maxim is easily understood by most individuals, especially when their actions have produced negative consequences. With the help of hindsight, we can look back at previous actions and see their consequences—both intended and unintended. But do we keep this principle in mind when pondering future actions? The war [...]

Monarchial Remnants

Posted by Connor on May 20th, 2008

photo credit: Aaverage Joe During my time in Scotland, I was able to learn a great deal of history not only of that country, but of England as well. The two nations have their differences, but they intersect in the timeline of history on numerous occasions, as their relations have been fraught with war and [...]

CotM: Mothers Without Borders

Posted by Connor on May 16th, 2008

Readers of this blog will not be surprised by my selection for this month’s Charity of the Month. Mothers Without Borders (it’s for men, too!) is an organization I’m very involved with, serving a cause I believe to be inspired and inspiring. Kathy Headlee founded the organization in 2000 after spending several years working with [...]

Legal Jujitsu in California (Same Sex Marriage Upheld)

Posted by Connor on May 15th, 2008

photo credit: Gay Weddings A few hours ago, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in the consolidated appeal of six cases suing for a statewide declaration of the Constitutionality and legality of same-sex marriage. This coming from a progressive state that already gives the same legal privileges to same-sex partnerships that it does to [...]

An Observation of the Dollar

Posted by Connor on May 14th, 2008

photo credit: bikeracer Having just spent a couple of weeks overseas, I am left to mourn for our currency. You might think that’s strange, or that I should have more important things to mourn about (I do). But dealing with the current conversion rate and seeing the horrible purchasing power of our nation’s currency leaves [...]

Nessie Hunting

Posted by Connor on May 1st, 2008

I’m off to Scotland for a couple weeks. Things to do on my trip: Pray that I’m not on some watch list. Find Nessie. Dig up some family history. Buy a kilt. Come back alive. Have a good few weeks, everybody.

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