The individual mandate forces people to support something they object to: helping people murder their babies.
http://www.lifenews.com/2013/10/12/obamacare-exchanges-hide-info-on-abortion-coverage-mandatory-abortion-surcharge/
PSL is Back – 2013
Last weekend, Starbucks brought back the Pumpkin Spice Late here in the UK. Cyndi’s really happy!
Neat Idea…Unfortunately….
There’s only ever been one state secede from their parent state to make a new state: West Virginia.
Scratch that. It has happened 4 times: a new state is formed by leaving the parent state. The most recent one was during the US Civil War and was West Virginia. Yes, it is allowed by the Constitution (Article 4 allows it)
Might we see it in my lifetime? There’s a movement afoot for part of Colorado to secede and make a new state (or join with Wyoming). Now, I’d prefer the new state route….the Senate has been stuck at 100 for quite some time. It would also give an opportunity for some new conservative blood in the Senate.
[Update 2013-10-07 16:23:46] I can’t count. It should have been 4 instead of three. I’ve update the article
image from jessie 1974 via flickr
cacti in Chicago
Foot Binding
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I always assumed that there was no one living today who had their feet bound. What am I talking about? Chinese foot binding, of course. The practice was ended in 1912 so I always assumed that there was no one living today who had their feet bound. Well, yesterday, I stumbled on this article at the Daily Mail of a lady who has bound feet. I think it is interesting…we–well people there at least–can talk to this lady about what it was actually like.
Images from john bullas via flickr
So what if….
…Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and others would just share the information? What am I talking about? Well, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and probably others are suing the federal government to release details of their FISA court orders. This morning, as I was walking to work, my mind just wondered:
What if they simply go ahead and share it?
If they all did it, the government couldn’t just shut them all down? Too many people depend on them for email, search, their worth as people, etc. Why couldn’t the companies simply choose NOT to obey the court order in a mass act of civil disobedience? I’m sure there would be repercussions. They may actually get shut down. But the point would have been made.
The Lavabit guy didn’t have resources on his own to fight the federal government; however, those companies–together–could make a good showing of it. Something like NewEgg with copyright trolls.
Image from alec couros via flickr
this is cool….one man, one legend…
This makes me think of a YouTube video I saw once. I didn’t realize that there was just one guy who did so many of them.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/10305322/The-lost-art-of-the-movie-trailer-voice-over.html
maps of american english dialects
self-defense… unarmed vs blunt object
Good article on self-defense against an attacker armed with a blunt object like a crowbar or baseball bat.
http://www.artofmanliness.com/2013/08/22/krav-maga-technique-of-the-month-overhand-direct-one-handed-strike-defense/
if they mean it
And follow through the first time…yes it will be a deterrent
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/22/arkansas-christian-academy-guns_n_3799520.html