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Books and Writing that Matter. Travel fiction, philosophy, memoir, and experimental work from the road.

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  • 25 bizarre dog facts

    #1 – A one year old dog is as mature, physically, as a 15 year old human. #2 – The average “city dog” lives 3 years longer than “country dogs”.…

  • The Newest Thing…Craigslist meets Youtube

    There’s a new Web site called Real People Real Stuff where anyone can post a classified video. As expected, there are plenty of bad quality clips and boring infomercial-type stuff,…

  • Citizen Kane Greatest American Movie

    It’s official: Citizen Kane is the greatest US movie of all time, pipping The Godfather into second spot. That’s according to the American Film Institute (AFI), which has just released…

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  • More Unemployed this Week than Last

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits shot up unexpectedly last week, rising to the highest level in two months. The Labor…

  • 1st Graders Finish Common Proverbs

    (Thanks Amy!) A teacher collected well known proverbs. She gave each child in her class the first half of a proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder…

  • Large Lake in Southern Chile Disappears

    SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A lake in southern Chile has mysteriously disappeared, prompting speculation the ground has simply opened up and swallowed it whole. The lake was situated in the Magallanes…

  • Liquid Water Found on Mars

    A new analysis of pictures taken by the exploration rover Opportunity reveals what appear to be small ponds of liquid water on the surface of Mars. The report identifies specific…

  • 39 Ways to Live and Not Merely Exist

    I think these ideas are something everyone should read. If the people in charge did these things, we wouldn’t have terrorists and if the terrorists did them, we wouldn’t need…

  • Reagan was a Liar

    Ronald Reagan was a saint, a commanding leader, the gold standard of principled conservatism against whom all current and future Republicans should be measured. This is the new mantra coming…

  • Super Secret Healthy Foods

    This comes from Buzzle.com. (thanks Jake!) You’ve heard the buzz about superfoods. There is some mystique about them, isn’t there? Imagine a food–or a group of foods–that alone can elevate…

  • Google Wants 100 mpg cars…maybe now we'll get them

    NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Google said Tuesday it is getting in on the development of electric vehicles, awarding $1 million in grants and inviting applicants to bid for another $10…

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  • Santa Fe Court Camera Catches Ghost

    SANTA FE, N.M. – A strange image captured by a surveillance camera at the First Judicial District courthouse downtown has left sheriff’s deputies, lawyers, clerks and judges scratching their heads.…

  • Alternative Currencies Working in Massachusetts

    I was reading the New York Times the other day and it wasn’t terribly surprising to me to see that the last major downturn in real estate prices occurred right…

  • Bling from 80,000 years ago

    Even the very first modern humans may have spruced themselves up with beaded bling. Twelve shell beads discovered in a cave in eastern Morocco have been dated at more than…

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  • Terror Suspect of the Week: the American People

    This weeks terror suspect of the week is the American People. This blurb from OpEdNews commentator Joel S. Hirschhorn pretty well demonstrates the evil that is the American System…I suggest…

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  • The World Ends in July- Get Ready

    The Church of the SubGenius is a popular organization often seen as a “parody” of religious cults, including Scientology, the Raelians, the Unification Church, and racist hate groups such as…

  • Scientists uncover Black Widow Spider Silk…stronger than Kevlar

    LOS ANGELES, June 14, 2007 (AFP) – The prospect of super-strength military body armor inspired by silk from deadly black widow spiders has moved a step closer after research revealed…

  • Some technical notes…

    I’ve been doing a little bit of work on the blog today. I added a plugin called wordpress cache that is supposed to make the site load faster. I don’t…

  • Movie Recommendation

    I caught this last night at the dollar theatre. It was like Red Dawn and Rambo meet Fahrenheit 911 and MacGyver. I loved it. It was my kind of fun…

  • Portrait of the Terrorist as an Idiot

    Portrait of the Modern Terrorist as an Idiot The recently publicized terrorist plot to blow up John F. Kennedy International Airport, like so many of the terrorist plots over the…

  • Why Can't I Own a Canadian?

    (Thanks Paul!) http://www.humanistsofutah.org/2002/WhyCantIOwnACanadian_10-02.html Dr. Laura Schlessinger is a radio personality who dispenses advice to people who call in to her radio show. Recently, she said that, as an observant Orthodox…

  • The rich are making the poor poorer

    Twenty years ago it was risky to point out the growing inequality in America. I did it in a New York Times essay and was quickly denounced, in the Washington…

  • 100 Words Every High School Graduate should know

    BOSTON, MA — The editors of the American Heritage® dictionaries have compiled a list of 100 words they recommend every high school graduate should know. “The words we suggest,” says…

  • Think equality exists in the USA? Yeah…right…

    Read this story and then tell me that we are all treated equally under the law. The truth is, and anyone who has ever dealt with the law can confirm…

  • Open Letter to Parents who bring kids to Horror Flicks

    This comes to terrorsuspect via Digg. Written by Anthony Burch Dear Dad With a Doo Rag and Mother With a Halter Top and a Belly Piercing, You may or may…