Monthly Archives: December 2004

Festivus for the Rest of Us

Posted on 12/23/2004 by Terrance

I got a chuckle out of this one this morning. When a church group insisted on putting a Nativity scene on Polk County public property, officials warned it might open the door to other religious, and not-so-religious, displays. It turns … Continue reading →

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Friday Ten

Posted on 12/22/2004 by Terrance

I used to do these all the time, and then I stopped for some reason, but I figure since I’ve got the new iPod I might as well break it out for 10 random tunes. For the uninitiated, it goes … Continue reading →

Posted in Memes, Music | 3 Comments

A Change is Gonna Come…

Posted on 12/22/2004 by Terrance

I’ve been pretty quiet about it lately, but I’m still not entirely satisfied with my blogging set up. After the move to a new server, I decided to let the search for a new CMS cool down a bit so … Continue reading →

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Wired for Sound?

Posted on 12/22/2004 by Terrance

OK. Go ahead and start measuring me for a tin foil hat. There was plenty of talk during the presidential race about Bush being wired, and maybe people got a little carried away with it. I mean, every time the … Continue reading →

Posted in Crazy Stuff, Current Events, General, Politics | 1 Comment

Why We Did It

Posted on 12/22/2004 by Terrance

Kevin Drum, while writing about another blogger puzzling over why—according to polls—the American people seemed to have so much more faith in Bush than they appear to now, gives one of the best explanations I’ve heard yet as to why … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, War on Terror | 1 Comment

Blogroll Annex

Posted on 12/22/2004 by Terrance

I’ve added a “Blogroll Annex” to the sidebar. Since I use Bloglines to keep up with my blog reading and to manage my blogroll, the blogroll only contains sites that have RSS/XML feeds. There are a few blogs that link … Continue reading →

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Bullies for Christ

Posted on 12/22/2004 by Terrance

Tell me again about how Christians are so persecuted in the U.S. I don’t know how I missed this glimpse into the dark heart of W’s America, over at John Hoke’s Asylum, about a girl who attempted suicide because kids … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Religion | 4 Comments

Bush World Update

Posted on 12/22/2004 by Terrance

A while back I posted about a piece of artwork—a portrait of George W. Bush, compose of tiny pictures of chimps—that got yanked from an art show in New York. Well, there’s been an update to the story, and the … Continue reading →

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I Got the Music in Meme

Posted on 12/21/2004 by Terrance

One last post before I head home. This meme occured to me this evening, when I was thinking about music, and is in the spirit of books like Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy and websites like KissThisGuy.Com – … Continue reading →

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Old School Commute

Posted on 12/21/2004 by Terrance

I haven’t done a music post in a while, and this evening I’m in the mood. It’s day number 2 with the pod, and I’ve about got the hang of it. There have been a couple of things that caused … Continue reading →

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Much Too Late To Get Wise

Posted on 12/21/2004 by Terrance

Update: Tom correctly pointed out that I linked to an outdated article below. The USA Today article putting Bush’s approval rate at 46%. If I’d been paying attention I’d have linked to this Washington Post article instead, which says 48% … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events | 3 Comments

Mosul Blast

Posted on 12/21/2004 by Terrance

And if that last post wasn’t enough bad news for ya, a blast in Mosul, Iraq—apparently an attack on a dining hall at a U.S. base—killed at least 20 people today. By the way, Bush thinks things are better in … Continue reading →

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Are We Everything They Say We Are?

Posted on 12/21/2004 by Terrance

It’s official folks. When the authorization for torture tactics comes from no less than the president himself, the U.S. is officially in the torture business. The two-page e-mail that references an Executive Order states that the President directly authorized interrogation … Continue reading →

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“Stealth” Gay Rights Bill in Utah?

Posted on 12/20/2004 by Terrance

In other gay-related news, it seems as though a bill in the Utah legislature might give gay couples some of the protections of marriage, without actually mentioning gays and lesbians In conservative Utah, a gay rights bill would most certainly … Continue reading →

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Glass House of Representatives

Posted on 12/20/2004 by Terrance

I’d filed this away to blog about later and then forgotten about it until my memory was jogged this afternoon. Apparently, the Federal Marriage Amendment is being stalled by the hypocrisy of some of very people backing it. Pro-family groups … Continue reading →

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