Author Archives: phil

The New Gettysburg Address

What would the Gettysburg Address be like, if given in 2011, and to the same level of honesty that Lincoln was used to? “One Score and ten years ago Ronald Reagan transformed on this continent a new Order, conceived in … Continue reading

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Christians (and others, too) are delusional.

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Funny, if true. Oh wait, it is?

A public union employee, a tea party activist, and a CEO are sitting at a table with a plate of a dozen cookies in the middle of it. The CEO takes 11 cookies, turns to the tea partier and says, … Continue reading

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Pure greed.

I wrote the following email to HarperCollins today: Let me start out by saying that I am one of those unusual people who actually PURCHASES books for my, my children’s, and grandchildren’s pleasure and education. I will no longer be … Continue reading

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Small things amuse me.

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How to boot a Steam Locomotive

or, How to Hostle without really tiring. NOTE: I originally wrote this in 1990, and posted it on USENET in rec.railroads shortly thereafter. Fast-forward 20 years and it appeared on the MAKE magazine blog, proving that the Internet is forever, … Continue reading

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Just how much more evidence do you need?

I urge everyone to read this post over at Boing Boing. This person’s ignorant attacks and racist panderings are a cancer on the body politic.

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This is important

If you are reading this, this is why you aren’t doing so well. Republicans and the rich are screwing you… Are you feeling loved yet?

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Groped by the TSA

In my continuing effort to be labeled a “Domestic Extremist” by the TSA, here’s another cute video:

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One nation. Period.

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