Archive for February, 2006

Nothing to Be Afraid Of

Tuesday, February 21st, 2006

Erik sent me an article the other day that follows a lively discussion we had here. The gist of the article discusses an interesting approach that the American Association for the Advancement of Science is taking in order to fight back against the Intelligent Design movement: appeal to churches to combat it.
This is a […]

No Biggie

Wednesday, February 15th, 2006

Feb 15 (Bloomberg) - Vice-President Dick Cheney has agreed to be interviewed by the Administration’s public relations channel.
Meanwhile, some people couldn’t get why getting shot in the face by the second most powerful man (or so they say) in the nation was such a big deal.

One Year Later

Tuesday, February 14th, 2006

Exactly one year ago today, Kaoru and I boarded a train for L.A. The next day, we flew to Japan and started our journey around the world.

Makeshift Patriot

Wednesday, February 8th, 2006

I don’t write about music much on this this blog, but every once and awhile an artist impresses me so much with their lyrics or apprach that I just have too. One that I’ve been meaning to write about for the last year is Immortal Technique. I’m not usually a hip-hop fan but the guy […]

Get Your Budget Cuts On

Wednesday, February 1st, 2006

From the New York Times:
House Republicans, handing a close-fought victory to President Bush on the heels of his State of the Union address, pushed through a measure today to rein in spending by nearly $40 billion over the next five years, with cuts in student loans, crop subsidies and Medicaid, the government’s health insurance program […]