Martyrs

and why Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Ayatollah Khamenei should remember their history.

The history of Iran is the history of martyrs and how death at the hands of evil men will galvanize a nation and give strength and courage to those who would otherwise despair.

While the people of Iran shout "Ya Neda" and the soul of a young woman now watches what happens in her country in company with Imam Ali, Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn, Ahmadinejad and his thugs need to wake to the fact that they have placed themselves squarely in the camp of Yazid.
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I want one!

This is how to get Americans to take notice of electric cars.

Now this is the kind of Guerrilla action I can get behind

Meet Guerrilla Gardening

Why I love Jon Stewart

It's a sad statement about our world when the only place you can get the truth is from the fake news.

This is the sort of thing that we should have been hearing from our representatives, and from "serious" reporters. How sad is it that we only find this kind of discourse on the Daily Show?

Here is Jon Stewart talking with Jim Cramer about the financial system.

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

Jim Cramer Pt. 1

Daily Show Full Episodes
Important Things w/ Demetri Martin

Political Humor
Jim Cramer

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

Jim Cramer Pt. 1

Daily Show Full Episodes
Important Things w/ Demetri Martin

Political Humor
Jim Cramer

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

Jim Cramer Pt. 1

Daily Show Full Episodes
Important Things w/ Demetri Martin

Political Humor
Jim Cramer

Some food for thought

Why do we demand a Religious Test for marriage in this country?

We enforce "separation of church and state" everywhere else in our country, often to the point of absurdity, yet we allow one of the most important choices we make to be regulated and controlled by outmoded, medieval, dogmatic superstition.


"Fidelity": Don't Divorce... from Courage Campaign on Vimeo.

Isn't it time we tell the various churches to mind their own business?

I don't know about anyone else, but I have friends who will be hurt by all this fundamentalist clap trap disguised as religion.

Ask yourself, "why should people be hurt just because some dried up old bigot is afraid of them?"

A Must Read

My friend Scott Sonnon just put up an essay on his blog that is well worth reading.

It has been a while since I wrote anything on the subject of self defense and martial arts, especially understanding the distinctions between the two (for the main article see here)

Scott's article is one of the better expositions of what is needed to create effective self defense programs, and personally I think it is a must read for anyone who is interested in having a solid yardstick for judging the value of any self defense course you might be thinking about taking (or designing for yourself).

So jump on over to Scott's blog and take a read on 20 Quick Lessons to No-BS Self-Protection!

Merry Christmas

Or whatever holiday you prefer!

I ran across this while checking my email this morning and thought it was rather nicely done.

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The Advent Conspiracy

More truth than may be confortable

It's a sad statement when the only real, thoughtful, discourse is on the Daily Show.

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

Mike Huckabee Pt. 2

Barack Obama Interview
John McCain Interview

Sarah Palin Video
Funny Election Video

What the Right wants is a religious test for marriage. If you follow the "logic" then one day in this country you will be prohibited from marriage unless you are a "Christian".

Personally, I think this is a First Amendment issue. Either marriage is a religious sacrament or it is a legal contract under our laws. When you try to make it both you violate the separation of church and state.