On March 31, the Rouse family set off from Fort Wayne about 9:00pm, heading south.   By 7:00am on April Fools Day, we were eating breakfast just north of Atlanta, GA.  The first stop on our trip was just outside of Atlanta. Stone Mountain, GA is home of good coffee, friendly people, and the largest...
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On May 23, one of the most demiurgic television series in history will come to an end with a two hour finale entitled (appropriately enough) The End.  Since its inception on September 22, 2004, Lost has continued to delight, annoy and excogitate fans around the world.  Most viewers however are still a bit –...
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And so it was that the ghost of the enlightened one, the Obi-Wan, warned the pupil, “Luke, don’t give into hate. That leads to the dark side.” Say what? Yes, there are people who worship the words of George Lucas.  There really is a Church of the Jedi.  In fact, the last census of...
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If there is one thing I have said over and over again, it is that a heckuva lot of Democrats and Progressives pretend to be tolerant of everyone – except Christians. They say they are tolerant of Islam, the LGBT community, other races, other countries, etc., but when it comes to Christians – and...
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If you’re on Facebook, then you have a green opportunity.  “Earth Days“, the official Selection of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival will make it’s debut on Facebook, April 11 at 8:00PM EST. An overview about the film from Wikipedia: Earth Days interweaves personal testimony and rare archival media. The extraordinary stories of the era’s...
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When I was a child – back in the Stone Age – there were individual songs sold.  Actually it was two or more songs at a time thanks to the B-sides of 45rpm singles.  But these songs were chosen specifically by the band in conjunction with managers and record companies.  Then along came a...
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From Reuters: WASHINGTON – Sneezing, congestion, and runny noses from hay fever may be lasting longer because climate change may be extending pollen seasons, doctors in Italy said on Monday. Pollen seasons as well as the amount of pollen in the air progressively increased during a 26-year study in Italy, the doctors told a...
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CNN just posted a short interview with über-environmentalist Ed Begley, Jr.  Here’s an excerpt from the short Q&A about his show, “Living With Ed“. CNN: What do you hope to achieve with “Living with Ed”? Begley: To engage viewers with entertainment, then give them a “take-away” or two every show that will save them...
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I’m nearly halfway through Seth Grahame-Smith’s sophomore novel, “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” and had to take the time to recommend this novel for genre fans and history buffs alike – and if you’re both, double the satisfaction! Grahame-Smith has done a superb job of  weaving Abe’s fictional blood lust against the undead with his...
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I have mentioned before – but it bears repeating over and over again – where will all the oil billionaires that are paying people to deny the existence of Climate Change and Global Warming live once they’ve completed their destruction of the planet?  I don’t care as long as they stay away from my...
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