Someone asked, so here I go!!! I'm not a violent, vengeful guy, except when it comes to sports. My love of the NY Knicks has left some bitter holes in my soul, for example. I hate Scottie Pippen. I still root against Phil Jackston. I can still get shaking when I think of the 1994 Knicks/Rockets Final when Pat f-ing Riley refused to take John "0-17" Starks
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A good point from Tendrils. I think instead of killing someone for the convience of another (a la Geogre Bush), perhaps the best thing to do is create the conditions in which no pregnancy is "unwanted." As I see it (and please feel free to disagee), a live baby and an unconvienced mother is a better trade off than a dead human and a convienced mother. I say "convienced" because I don't necessarily think that the majority of abortions occur because of
I'm a bit nervous about starting a blog. It seems a bit self-important, a bit exhibitionist to think that people would want to read my thoughts and ideas about economics, war and peace, community development, or whatever. Especially considering my "credentials" are about as impressive as Darko Millic's first season for the Pistons. But hey, you never know what mig
One of the best things about returning to the states from overseas (even if you're going back again) are the magazine racks at the airports. We could probably feed every family in our community for a week with the money we spend on everything from In Style to Sports Illustrated to the Economist. This year we went back for a wedding and I was able to pick up a copy o