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Apr.04.2013
At last, a legacy congeals into actual brick and mortar.
Dang, it's about time; the world has teetered on pins and needles long enough.
Located upon a twenty-five acre spread on the campus of Dallas' Southern Methodist University, the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum is slated to...
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Feb.26.2013
photo: The Oscar statuette, or the Academy Award, but actually officially called the Academy Award of Merit, from Oscars.com.
Not too much to say about this award show. I saw most of the nominated films, including:
Prometheus, which I can't believe I never wrote a blog for....
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Feb.01.2013
One of the fastest growing immigrant communities in the US are Asians.
While Asian Americans voted for President Obama this past election in record numbers, when it comes to the immigration reform it seems that the Latino vote dominates the conversation.
Andrew Lam, a Vietnamese-American writer...
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Jan.17.2013
I hadn't realized that I died before until I thought about it this morning.
It was a metaphorical death and rebirth. The evidence was around me at a table last night.
I was with my beer drinking buddies, Brains on Beers. I asked a question about what they thought Obama will say...
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Jan.15.2013
It's great to see leadership in action in Washington, D.C. It restores my confidence in America. No, it restores my confidence in humanity.
No matter what the issue, our political leaders are demonstrating the character traits and behavior that we want others want to emulate, the old '...
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Dec.26.2012
As we say at work, I thought a little "touchbase" was in order for today. It's been about a week since I've written anything, and today can be kind of rough for a lot of us.
It's December 26, the official day of Christmas hangovers, the morning when we walk into the living room and discover...
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Dec.23.2012
There is a saying that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Some years ago Moses was pushed into leading the people out of Israel. He had this passion and this move to change the peoples lives. Moses' people were the Egyptians, Obama's people are Americans. The Egyptians had lived...
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Nov.26.2012
photo: Movie poster, from its Wikipedia page
A few comments about Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, which you should go see:
--I was pleasantly surprised to find myself sitting in the second row from the front for this film. Spielberg film or not, historical films or biopics do not...
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Nov.19.2012
Photo: Todd Akin's official 109th Congress photo, from his Wikipedia page.
[This entry is the second half of the most recent one, below, posted a few days ago.]
So, a few things:
According to his Wikipedia page, Akin graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute...
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Nov.14.2012
Recently a Facebook "friend" said that it does not matter who our President is. He insisted that no matter who has this "Top Dog" job, nothing will change. I disagree.
The "Top Dog" does matter. The "Top Dog" appoints judges. The "Top Dog" sets priorities and agendas. The "Top Dog," in Bush's...
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