Monthly Archives: April 2012

Today’s Quotes: Expert-Tease

A random collection of quotes by experts in their fields: “What use could this company make of an electrical toy?” — William Orton, president of Western Union, in 1876, after being offered the chance to purchase the patent for Alexander … Continue reading

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Signs o’ the Times: Easter Parade

1. Yup, Easter used to be a pagan festival celebrating the fecundity of spring or something like that. 2. The traditional New Testament Jesus would not be welcomed into the Republican Party nor most Christian churches today.  Give away your … Continue reading

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Today’s Quote: Penn Jillette on the Bible

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If Jesus Came to Sanford, Florida

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Cartoons: Easter Sunday Religious Rundown

1. This is the America Christopublicans seem to be shooting for: 2. In my experience, so-called ‘secular humanists’ and atheists have a better track record of following their principles than the pious do.  Possibly that’s because they can’t blame Satan when … Continue reading

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Video: Richard Dawkins: “We Are All Africans”

This needs no introduction except to say the human race is descended from a common African ancestry and we should acknowledge that and stop fighting about the artificial barrier of ‘race.’ Maybe one day we will, if we survive that … Continue reading

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Today’s Music: John Coltrane, “My Favorite Things” Live (1965)

Soothing Easter Sunday music from the genius of John Coltrane and his arrangement of “My Favorite Things” that really hooked me on jazz way back when.

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Video: Republican Baloney Peddler Reince Priebus Denies GOP War on Women

The GOP War on Women is just a ‘media fiction’ invented by the Democrats and the ‘Liberal’ Media — like all those Republican votes against equal wages for women, domestic violence laws, birth control, and funding women’s health clinics never … Continue reading

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Signs o’ the Times: The GOP War on Women Drags On

1. The look the average woman gets when confronted by the kind of clueless ignorance displayed by Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus: 2. Why should a woman’s private sex life be judged differently than a man’s? For that matter, … Continue reading

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Today’s Music: Joe Pass, “Summertime” (1992)

Catch up on Joe Pass’ bio here while you listen to his nifty solo instrumental version of this George Gershwin/DuBose Heyward tune from the 1935 opera, “Porgy and Bess”. Recorded live at the Opernhaus, Kiel, Germany, October 24, 1992.

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