Insecurity
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Nathan’s post on Fear struck a few chords with me. This is how I fear…
I find myself sleeping 11 hours a day, going to bed in the early morning and getting up in the early afternoon, and getting nothing done. What to do?
The Upside-down World
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Why is it that the poor are happy, while the rich are miserable? Why is it that studies time and time again are proving this, yet we still don’t listen?
Civil Unions, Part 2
A list of links to submissions on the Civil Unions Bill.
[Update:] Apparently, of the submissions so far about 95% are against the bill — that means only around 5% for the bill. Of those who have requested to make verbal submissions, 75% are against the bill.
This post discusses a bit more around the bill, and the fact that it’s also about de facto heterosexual couples, a fact many seem to be forgetting.
The Greatest Thing
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“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love, and be loved in return.â€?
— Moulin Rouge!
And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the first of all?”
Jesus answered, “The first is, `Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this, `You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
— Mark’s Gospel, 12:28-31
The Best (Actual) Headlines of 2003
From Office Humour:
* Crack Found on Governor’s Daughter
* Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says
* Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
* Iraqi Head Seeks Arms
* Is There a Ring of Debris around Uranus?
* Prostitutes Appeal to Pope
* Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
* Teacher Strikes Idle Kids
* Miners Refuse to Work after Death
* Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
* War Dims Hope for Peace
* If Strike Isn’t Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile
* Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
* Enfield (London) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
* Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges
* Man Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge
* New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
* Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
* Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
* Chef Throws His Heart into Helping Feed Needy
* Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
* Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors
* Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
There’s plenty more where that came from…