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Sigmund Freud Committed Suicide

October 18, 2007

Yes, it’s true. After writing about how we still practice ‘blood rites’, it got me wondering who are some of the more well known victims. These are some of the people that either cracked under the weight or were just done with living and took their own lives. Who knows what caused these people break. I guess the Russian poet, Vladimir Mayakovsky, who committed suicide in 1930 summed it up best, “I don’t recommend it for others”.

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What Are Family Values?

September 29, 2007

A few years ago, I remember seeing a sign during the election season with the campaign slogan, “I’m for the Family”. I thought it was funny because I had never met anyone that was against the family? What do these strange appeals for “family values” mean? The seem vacuous to me. Wouldn’t family values include excellent, free education and healthcare for children – not just for the rich kids. Wouldn’t family values mean valuing families? Yesterday I was asked to sign a petition to tell Congress that they should make insurance for children mandatory. A petition. How insane is it that a petition is required to convince the morons on Capitol Hill that insurance for children is a good idea?

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NARA: Legislative Treasures

September 27, 2006

My buddy Richard works at the National Archives and had a chance to give House Speaker Dennis Hastert a tour of the new Legislative Treasures Vault. How cool is that? From the National Archives Website, “House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL) joined Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein today to open the new National Archives Legislative Treasures Vault. The Legislative Treasures Vault holds records identified by the National Archives, with the input of the Clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate, as the most significant historical documents of Congress.” (more)

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Halliburton To Get Katrina Cleanup Contract

September 3, 2005

A few years ago after George W. Bush took office I received a check in the mail for about $250 as a part of a tax rebate program – most Americans did. Multiply $250 by a 100 million citizen and you see how much money was refunded. Our government was apparently fully prepared for any threats to security … or any natural disaster.

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Sarcasm and Power Outages

May 24, 2005

Researchers today announced that they’ve identified the area of the brain responsible for sarcasm. In a related story, Congress is applauded for it’s funding of very important scientific research. Ha! So, what does this have to do with anything? I’m in Connecticut this week staying at one of the hotels in the Hartford area. Tonight the power went out. In fact, it’s out right now. I had some battery power left and decided I should write about the strange people here that are freaking out because the power is out.

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Some of My Adventures…

March 25, 2005

Going to Space Camp in Alabama. Savannah, GA for St. Patrick’s Day. Having my first German beer in Germany. Driving 300 miles in 3 1/2 hours. Getting my first signing bonus (just for joining a company!). Driving the JFK parade route through Dealey Plaza in a taxi cab. Being mentioned on the front page of USA Today. Drinking Drambuie on a mountain top and asking questions about the night sky. The great mental adventure of attending Pacifica. Flying to St. Thomas with only my flip flops and a laptop. Playing tennis with the drummer from KC & the Sunshine Band. Learning Latin. Age 13, hacking into the arcade game Gauntlet in Tennessee. Riding my bike from Germany across the Dutch border to visit the open air markets.

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