meditatio: Witnessing for Peace
(tags: Episcopalian Blogs PeaceAndJustice)
Romney’s Gay Rights Stance Draws Ire – New York Times
(tags: Romney GayRights Anti-Gay Hypocrite)
Truthiness is the word of the year – CNN.com
According to a survey by dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster, "truthiness" is the word of the year. In an email to the AP, Stephen Colbert, coiner of the word, forgave the "wordinistas" he had earlier derided for their reference-book minded, "fact based agenda," simply because they wished to [...]
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A Bishop for Chicago – Home
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Bone-weary haulers raise risks on road | Chicago Tribune
The story is not that thrilling, but when you click on the link, a multimedia file plays that shows a mixture of video and still pictures, taken by a Trib reporter and photographer who rode along with a long-distance trucker. Interesting story, interesting use of the capabilities [...]
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Bits & Pieces: Fender skirts and steering knobs
On a smaller scale, "wall-to-wall" was once a magical term in our homes.In the '50s, everyone covered his or her hardwood floors with, wow, wall-to-wall carpeting! Today, everyone replaces their wall-to-wall carpeting with hardwood floors. Go figure.
This is what has now been done with Mom's house. The hardwood floors under [...]
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Law firm rampage has officials puzzled | Chicago Tribune
Police said they were trying to reconstruct how the man got through security and up to the 38th floor of the building at 500 W. Madison St. The security guard who was held at gunpoint left immediately after the shooting, took a train to Indiana [...]
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BBC NEWS | South Asia | Condoms too big for Indian men
A survey of more than 1,000 men in India has concluded that condoms made according to international sizes are too large for a majority of Indian men.
The study found that more than half of the men measured had penises that were [...]
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AKMA’s Random Thoughts
NPR's Scott Simon had Sylvester Stallone on this morning; they discussed a future "Rocky" picture, in which he beats up other grandpas at the Old Folk's Home. Strangely, AKMA doesn't like Scott Simon? What's not to like?
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