2002

Which Came First – Violence or Weaponry? a.k.a. Human Query # 49,283

October 31, 2002

I firmly believe in the fact that guns don’t kill people, people who utilize guns to kill other people do. I mean, would it be better if we used knives or baseball bats to murder each other instead? Would it be the knife or the bat that killed people then? That said, I don’t understand [...]

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Culture Review: The Dance Of SAFMOD

October 30, 2002

Portions of this article pertaining to Indian dance were published under the title “Sujatha Srinivasan dances for peace” in the October 2003 edition of Kutcheribuzz.com This is the full version. At a time when every newspaper and television set heralds disaster, war, and some of the worst aspects of human nature, one often wonders where [...]

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Jello Biafra Speaks To Madison, WI On October 26, 2002

October 28, 2002

The crowd at American punker-turned-activist, Jello Biafra’s spoken word show at the Barrymore Theatre on Madison’s eastside was VERY liberal, and I don’t mean in the Democrat sense of the word. This was a pure common-sense vibe that sparked good humor. A number of Gore-type Democrats, too, comprised the audience and some of them, including [...]

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These Bumpers Are Made For Sticking

October 25, 2002

My favorite religious bumper sticker (actually observed on a bumper): When religion ruled the world, it was called the Dark Ages. Tweet

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More Thoughts On Literacy In America

October 10, 2002

A discussion on American literacy between D and me: How literate is the adult population? Literacy Stats Galore Very few adults in the U.S. are truly illiterate. Rather, there are many adults with low literacy skills who lack the foundation they need to find and keep decent jobs, support their children’s education and participate actively [...]

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September 11: Enough Day

September 11, 2002

Dubya, acting upon a joint resolution of Congress, has declared September 11 to be Patriot Day. According to his proclamation, we’re supposed to “…observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities…” and to “…display the flag at half-staff from their homes and observe a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. EDT,” this in honor of [...]

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Jeezus, Worldcom!

August 9, 2002

Can you believe I woke up to this on NPR this morning? WorldCom Finds $3.3 Billion More in Irregularities “WorldCom, which sought bankruptcy protection last month, said that it had uncovered $3.3 billion in additional accounting irregularities.” “Oh look, here’s a receipt I forgot to include on the balance sheet…” Tweet

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Karma Points

August 5, 2002

With all that has been happening to me in Texas recently (car problem, phone problem, computer network crashes, cell phone problem, stepping on fireant hill, sinus hell), I was just discussing with someone the possibility of my being a karmic defect. Rejected from the realm of good luck, as such. There are those less fortunate [...]

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