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What?s the ?Matter? with Science?
2008-05-29 06:22:00 (Yes, pun intended) Did you know that only about 4% of the universe is normal matter and energy and that even what we think of as matter or ?light matter? (stars, galaxies, interstellar dust, etc.) is just a fraction of that normal matter? About 23% of the mass/energy density of the universe is dark matter. While ... More About: Science , Evolution , Matter
Wednesday Hero
2008-05-28 16:29:00 Gen. Benjamin S. Griffin General Benjamin S. Griffin, commanding general, U.S. Army Materiel Command, talks with Brig. Gen. Shallal Abdul Rasool Habeeb These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero . We Should Not ... More About: War On Terror , Iraq , Military , Wednesday Hero
The Phoenix Mars Lander
2008-05-27 14:50:00 This image was captured by NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander which touched down on the Red Planet at 7:53 p.m. Eastern Time, May 25, 2008. It shows the vast plains of the northern polar region of Mars. The flat landscape is strewn with tiny pebbles and shows polygonal cracking, a pattern seen widely in ... More About: Science
Memorial Day
2008-05-26 15:51:00 “Your silent tents of green We deck with fragrant flowers; Yours has the suffering been, The memory shall be ours.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow More About: Memorial Day , Memorial
Soldiers Angels Web Surfing
2008-05-23 21:36:00 My weekly (except I missed last week, apologies…I just ran out of time) of news by, and about, Soldiers Angels There are Tons of great posts to pass on! I wanted to start out with, Woo Hoo:) a mention of Soldiers Angels in the National Review Online Thank you, Myrna Blyth! Moving on……… More About: Surfing
Ellen and John McCain
2008-05-23 16:04:00 Though I disagree with him on this issue, I have to give John McCain credit for going on Ellen ?s show. He must have known she would address the gay marriage issue. More About: Hot Topic , John McCain
What?s Really Going On With Gas
2008-05-23 07:07:00 On tonight’s episode, Glenn Beck had T. Boone Pickens on. Pickens is the CEO of BP Capital. He’s a Texas oilman who’s turned his attention to wind power. Why is gas so high? KISS: Keep It Simple, Stupid. Pickens can’t make it any more simple. Who’s to blame for ... More About: Congress , Hot Topic , Oil
Wednesday Heroes
2008-05-21 16:00:00 Sgt. John F. Thomas(Right) & Sgt. Ronnie L. Shelley, Sr.(Left) 33 & 34 years old from Valdosta, Georgia 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard July 24, 2005 & July 30, 2005 More About: War On Terror , Iraq , Military , Wednesday Hero , Heroes
On The Origins of ID
2008-05-21 13:42:00 The missing link: ?cdesign proponentsists? (creationists = design proponents) More About: Science , Religion
Stop Dicking Around
2008-05-20 16:47:00 When you read this, you have to wonder if Congress really gives a damn about our men and women fighting this war. Stop adding this crap onto the spending bill and just give them what they need to win with no strings attached. It’s not that hard. Wait. I forgot who ... More About: Politics , War On Terror , Idiots , Democrats
A US blogger making a difference in Yemen
2008-05-20 13:53:00 My Cotillion sister, Jane Novak from Armies of Liberation is making such a huge difference with her blog that the New York Times noticed. I wrote about her recently and asked you to sign her petition to help free Yemen journalist Abdulkarim al-Khaiwani. Today I ask you again to please sign it and help save ... More About: Blogger , Difference
Obama Doesn?t Get It
2008-05-20 01:15:00 I was going to do a post about this speech that Obama gave in which he countries like Iran aren’t as big a threat as Russia was back in the Cold War. In doing some research, yes, I occasionally do some research for these posts, I came across this post. He does it ... More About: Politics , War On Terror , Idiots , Barack Obama
More on Same-Sex Marriage
2008-05-18 18:41:00 I want to thank everyone for some great comments on my last post. Ultimately I think it comes down to this, long-term monogamous relationships between two consenting adults benefits society so the state has a compelling interest in supporting them. Polygamy represents an exploitative relationship in which all the participants are not equal. Furthermore, ... More About: Marriage , Hot Topic , Same-Sex Marriage
Stuff White People Like
2008-05-18 17:51:00 You have to go read this site. It’s a satire of all the stereotypical things White people like and why they like them. Out of the 98 items I fell into 18 of them. I figured it would be more, but I guess being bi-racial prevented that. But I have to question ... More About: Funny , People , Stuff , White People
Good for California
2008-05-16 05:40:00 The California Supreme Court overturned a same-sex marriage ban yesterday. In striking down the ban, the court said, “In contrast to earlier times, our state now recognizes that an individual’s capacity to establish a loving and long-term committed relationship with another person and responsibly to care for and raise children does not depend upon ... More About: Hot Topic , Good
The World Is Looking More Like Trek Everyday
2008-05-15 17:37:00 This post gets a little geeky, so bear with me. In the show Star Trek : Voyager they had what they called “Nanoprobes“. And now scientists at UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara and MIT have come up with the “nanoworm“. But this isn’t the first thing in our lives that’s been influenced ... More About: Science , World , In the News , The World
Should Hillary Drop Out?
2008-05-15 07:27:00 OK, before we get started I have to put this right up front. I do not support Hillary. I can’t stand her or any of the Clinton’s for that matter. But I have to take her side on this issue. Now, excuse me while I go and take a shower wash ... More About: Politics , Democrats , Barack Obama , Hillary Clinton , Hypocrisy
Wednesday Hero
2008-05-14 16:29:00 This Weeks Hero Was Suggested By Cindy Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Davila From Sierra Vista, Arizona More About: War On Terror , Iraq , Military , Wednesday Hero
The Brilliance of Ben Stein
2008-05-14 13:39:00 Ben Stein , who starred in and helped write the movie Expelled said this in an interview on Pat Robertson?s 700 Club: Darwinism explains so little. It doesn?t explain how life began. It doesn?t explain how gravity works to keep the planets in their orbits. It doesn?t explain how thermodynamics works. It doesn?t explain how physics or ... More About: Science , Brilliance , Ben Stein
Cool Picture
2008-05-13 17:10:00 Lightning bolts appear above and around the Chaiten volcano as seen from Chana, some 30 kms (19 miles) north of the volcano, as it began its first eruption in thousands of years, in southern Chile May 2, 2008. Cases of electrical storms breaking out directly above erupting volcanoes are well documented, although scientists differ on ... More About: Cool , Picture
Podcast #4 is up
2008-05-13 04:32:00 One hour and hopefully it will keep you entertained! More About: Podcast
Pre-deployment problems
2008-05-12 17:59:00 I recently got a letter from a concerned mother. Her daughter has been dating a marine for 10 months and they have been inseparable. He is going off for his second tour to the sandbox in 2 weeks and has pulled away from her daughter completely. He told her is re-thinking things and might be ... More About: Problems , Deployment
News Round-Up
2008-05-12 17:07:00 The junta in Burma are still blocking aid from reaching the victims of the cyclone that hit the country last week. More About: News , Congress , Entertainment , Military , Round Up
McCain vs O?Reilly On Torture
2008-05-12 16:59:00 I saw this on the Daily Dish and I think Andrew Sullivan is absolutely right: I’m so proud of the Republican nominee. Whatever happens in this campaign, he has single-handedly wrested the GOP from its pro-torture position,?Yes, he has made a few compromises that were disappointing - and more disappointing for those of us who admire ... More About: Terrorism , Republicans , Reilly , Torture
Monday Tearjerker ?If I Die Before You Wake?
2008-05-12 13:28:00 You’ve probably seen it before. I just wish more people would listen to the words! More About: Wake , Monday
Congrats to Patti - America?s Favorite Mom
2008-05-12 03:06:00 Patti-Patton Bader, the founder of Soldiers’ Angels, someone I adore & mom extraordinaire, was crowned America ’s Favorite Mom today on NBC! I couldn’t think of anyone more deserving! HOOAH!!!
Help save the life of a Yemeni Journalist
2008-05-12 00:45:00 My Cotillion sister Jane from Armies of Liberation, is trying to save the life of a journalist in Yemen. You can make a difference by signing the petition today. Save Abdulkarim al-Khaiwani Sign a letter to the Yemeni government protesting his upcoming sentencing. Let Mr. al-Khaiwani and his family know you appreciate his efforts to bring ... More About: Life , Journalist
Happy Mother?s Day
2008-05-11 16:37:00 We come out fussing and fighting When we’re sick we fuss and fight When we’re old we become fussy and want to fight Life really is a circle. Thank you for putting up with us. Happy Mother ’s Day
I Think Our Flag Needs Updating
2008-05-11 16:02:00 It is wonderful to be back in Oregon. Over the last 15 months, we?ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I?ve now been in 57 states? I think one left to go. Alaska and Hawaii, I was not allowed to go to even though I really wanted to visit, but my staff ... More About: America , Democrats , Barack Obama , Flag
Shark Surfing!
More articles from this author:2008-05-09 23:13:00 I saw this on Andrew Sullivan?s blog The Daily Dish. For some reason, I think Teach at Pirate?s Cove is going to like this? More About: Funny , Idiots , You Tube , Surfing , Shark 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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