I'm helping my daughter with her homework tonight and decided to have a little fun with her 1st grade teacher. Notice the answer to the Home Activity is given in parentheses. Apparently, kids can't read fine print and parents are too dumb to figure out first grade math. … [Read more...]
https://twitter.com/ElayneBoosler/statuses/388775844086181888 Comic past her prime, Elayne Boosler, attempts to mix poor humor with bad science. Unfortunately for her, it's old news, the argument in support of abortion isn't new. It confuses stages of development with ontological identity. … [Read more...]
Kids today have it easy compared to how it was back in my day... … [Read more...]
If there is one thing Americans are good at, it's being loyal to their favorite sports teams. Fanatical, absurd loyalty. I can appreciate that, I have my favorite teams, and have had them for a while now. I am a fan of the Boston Bruins, Boston Celtics, Buffalo Bills, Texas Longhorns, and Texas … [Read more...]
There's two reasons I'm not surprised to read a headline such as this. And both could have been easily predicted by anyone who knows how people operate. (CBS Local) -- It started as a simple look at bullying. University of Texas at Arlington criminologist Seokjin Jeong analyzed data collected from … [Read more...]
The Political Left views people in groups, not as individuals. This is why some people are more equal than others and why some people are more valuable than others (i.e., hate crime laws). In so doing it is then possible to create divides among the people. People lose their individual identities … [Read more...]
How do you interpret the above graphic? This is not an innocuous 'treat others as you'd like to be treated' message. As I see it, there are some rather bold claims about the world. … [Read more...]
I wonder how many families eat the old fashioned way. You know, together, as a family at a table away from the distractions of technology. I do with my family but I get the impression many, if not most, do not. I don't know why I think this, nor do I have evidence that it's so. When I was … [Read more...]
What is it about morality and judging that causes people to hesitate in saying an act or behavior is wrong and immoral? When assessing moral actions, I find that many people will avoid making moral judgements on the actions of others. Why is it so hard to say "that is morally wrong"? It shouldn't … [Read more...]
What has been forgotten in all this shutdown talk is why there there can even be a shutdown in the first place: there's no official budget in place. The President has had his budget blueprint unanimously voted down not once, but twice. Not a single Democrat would even put their name on his plan. … [Read more...]
I think it's safe to say none of us want to be told we're doing something morally wrong. Who wants to be thought of as a bad person? Well, the more I encounter this admonition from someone who preaches 'don't judge' the more I am finding it comes from the same kind of person: One who is … [Read more...]
This is the perfect follow-up to my previous post where I point out that the political left use hyperbolic language to paint their ideological counterparts as evil and unworthy of consideration. The political left views the political right as immoral for holding the beliefs they do. If you oppose … [Read more...]
In the days of old, American politicians could disagree yet still compromise with one another and get the job done. Unfortunately, since the election of President George W. Bush I have seen a dramatic change in discourse from those from the political left. It's not simply that the two sides … [Read more...]
The following graph directly from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows the declining trend in the average global temperature since the turn of this century. The response from AGW activists is to dismiss the data rather than admit that if the crisis they peddle were true, … [Read more...]
I decided to check the health insurance exchange for my State to see just how affordable health insurance would be if I was to enroll. Turns out I couldn't afford the least expensive plan at all. Seriously, I couldn't. Who can afford $736 a month, roughly $8,840 annually? On top of that, I … [Read more...]
A new study released by Nature.com's journal, Nature Climate Change confirms what "deniers" have been claiming for the past few years: the warming of the Earth has come to a halt. The journal "is a monthly journal dedicated to publishing the most significant and cutting-edge research on the science … [Read more...]
I love ketchup. I put it on potatoes of all kinds, burgers, hot dogs, onion rings and much more. One thing I have yet to perfect is judging the exact amount of ketchup to squeeze out for the food to be dipped. It's almost always too much, by a lot. When I'm done there's always a left over 2-3 … [Read more...]
The following clip is as sad as it is funny, _____________________________________________________ Let me help Ed Shultz's faith leader on this one. It's 2 Thessalonians 3:10 "For even when we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to … [Read more...]
The Make DC Listen hashtag is more than a protest against President Barack Obama's healthcare law. The fact is a large majority of the American public has been opposed to this law from it's inception. In order to get the nation's attention, Texas Senator Ted Cruz (R) is engaging in a token … [Read more...]
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