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grieving or celebrating

I recently read the article Are Churches Good Neighbors in the East Valley Tribune and it brought to memory a scrap that I scribbled while on my Pacific Northwest roadtrip with my wife. The basis comes from a conversation with an old friend regarding a quote from one of the authors of the book, The […]

Here’s the pitch, and its a veto out of the park by Bush.

Tags: Bush, stem cellsBush, stem cells

A new war has been tearing apart the Middle East once again. My heart goes out to both sides and those in between. It pains me to hear of the growing number of deaths as well as the physical, mental and emotional injury that this ceaseless violence causes. And because we are so desperately isolated […]

the globally-minded desktop

If you would like a socially and ecologically responsible desktop check out these two websites:

Worldwildlife.org - eco-friendly wallpapers
Povertyticker.com - socially-humbling screensaver

Please use these as reminders of our great responsibility to our beautiful and dying earth and our suffering fellow humanity.

Tags: Earth, povertyEarth, poverty

Google domain names

Pronet Advertising has a growing list of the domain names that Google currently owns.
I find the currently functioning allevil.org a bit disturbing–but more on that later.
link via Digg

Tag: GoogleGoogle

Yeah, this lovely legislation just passed on Wednesday:
It’s no joke. The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved legislation instructing Americans to “give high priority to energy efficiency as a factor in determining best value and performance for purchases of computer servers.”
Soooo…while I, as an IT Manager, search for alternative fuel servers and energy efficient […]

I’ve fallen in love with AskaNinja.com. If you need a really ninjafied view of the whole Net Neutrality issue, then check this out. The ninja’s also got a great review of Pirates of the Carribbean. Enjoy.

Tags: Net Neutrality, ninjaNet Neutrality, ninja

good-bye allergies

According to Professor David Garrod, allergies in adults could be conquered within five years:
“The drugs we are developing – called Allergen Delivery Inhibitors (ADIs) – are designed to disable these allergens so they can no longer eat through the protective cell layer and block the allergic reaction before it occurs.
The effect will be like avoiding […]

the art of conversation

“The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.”
- Dorothy Nevill

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Google Checkout

I was doing some research into why I couldn’t access Google’s city-wide wi-fi in San Francisco when Andrea and I were there and I came across a recent Google blog post that referenced Google Checkout (it was only in the my RSS feed and not on the actual blog post). I don’t know how long […]