Could there be a psychological or neurological reason why some people tend to be conservative, while others tend to be liberal? Possibly; and it might extend to how people think about new scientific ideas, political concepts, and even matters of faith. This might explain a lot about the current divide between the liberal and conservative wings of various Protestant churches, including my own. The “persistent in their judgements” sure sounds familiar. So does the “structured” model versus “anything goes, you adorable herd of cat-nuns” model. Their brains are different from our brains! Their zombies won’t eat our brainsssss, and our…
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Salt Lake Tribune – Keep a distance: Seminary, school should be in separate buildings In Lindon, a new charter school – a public school that operates with taxpayer money – and a seminary operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are occupying the same building. That doesn’t technically violate the constitutional mandate that government not support or endorse any religion, since each organization separately leases its space. The Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy and the seminary don’t even share an entrance. But the perception is there that the public school is simply too cozy with the LDS…
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Right, so this was the result. The bags came out of the saucepans full of boiling water, and were distributed via a pair of tongs and some scissors, because the bags tended to melt at the top if they came into contact with the hot edge of the pans. Melissa’s and Gloria’s bags were completely fused at the top and my mother-in-law was struggling to separate them until the scissors were brought to the table. She noted as how it would be more convenient if they had sat next to each other… but soon enough the Siamese twin bag omelets…
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Via: Flickr Title: Eggs in bag By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 8 Sep ’07, 12.34pm CDT PST
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Via: Flickr Title: Bag omelets By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 8 Sep ’07, 12.30pm CDT PST
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Can’t this guy see the writing on the wall? Mitch McConnell says he’s done. That isn’t good enough? Sen. Craig may reconsider resignation, spokesman says – CNN.com Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat from Nevada, returned from the Senate’s summer recess and made his first public comments on Craig’s sudden downfall.He suggested that Republican leaders judged Craig more harshly than they did Republican Sen. David Vitter, of Louisiana, who was recently linked to a heterosexual prostitution service. “Everyone can see what they did with Vitter and what they did with Craig and draw their own conclusion,” Reid told…
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Certain of my clients tell me that Northwest is the airline most likely to have delays or cancellations. Guess they’re running short of goats. If you like yours, leave it at home. KATHMANDU Reuters – Officials at Nepals state-run airline have sacrificed two goats to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god, following technical problems with one of its Boeing 757 aircraft, the carrier said Tuesday.
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There was news today about 8 terrorists, alleged Al Qaeda members, being captured in Denmark. At the time I looked at the State.gov website to see if there was a travel advisory, there was a link on the front page to where travelers could find out more information about travel to Denmark. The travel advisory page itself hasn’t been updated since August 9. It was accompanied by this photo. Clearly, the State Department hasn’t gottenaround to updating their site yet, at least as of 135pm Central Daylight time today. UPDATE:Viking terror rampages on, at least on the State Departement’s main…
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My husband David and I spent the weekend either running around in the heat shopping for materials for a couple of easily-accomplished home improvement tasks, or dragging ourselves “into the cool” of the house to have a tasty beverage and recover our energy for a bit. Also, there was napping. It was a good weekend for that. We managed to complete one little project day before yesterday, on Saturday. The guys that poured the driveway had left trenches down the side of the driveway where the wooden forms had been staked into the ground for the pour, and after looking…
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Damn, I laughed so hard at this, I might need a new chair. Via the ever-excellent Hullabaloo: “White Power!†the Nazi’s shouted, “White Flour?†the clowns yelled back running in circles throwing flour in the air and raising separate letters which spelt “White Flourâ€. “White Power!†the Nazi’s angrily shouted once more, “White flowers?†the clowns cheers and threw white flowers in the air and danced about merrily. “White Power!†the Nazi’s tried once again in a doomed and somewhat funny attempt to clarify their message, “ohhhhhh!†the clowns yelled “Tight Shower!†and held a solar shower in the air…