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Support for an Amazing Kitty

By on February 22, 2014 in Announcements, Frivolity

Just a quick update on my previous post about my cat, Oni and his recent near death experience/medical ordeal.  A friend of mine created this GoFundMe page for anyone interested in helping support Oni’s recovery.  While he’s doing so much better, he also has several challenges ahead of him.  I’m so humbled to have such amazing […]

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Love and Grief, Not Just for People

By on February 8, 2014 in Frivolity

Three weeks ago, one of the most important creatures in my life nearly died.  He was hours, probably less, away from closing his eyes forever.  I brought him to the ER thinking he had severe back pain, and possibly had a blocked intestine.  Instead, they told me he was in shock, severely dehydrated, low potassium, […]

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X-Files Turns 20: “The Jersey Devil”

By on December 27, 2013 in X-Files

The Jersey Devil Season 1, Episode 1×04 Written By: Chris Carter | Directed By: Joe Napolitano Original Air Date: 10/08/1993 | Re-Watch Review Date: 12/26/2013 PersephoneKs ReWatch Grade: B- to B I’ve been off my game, but have a goal to get back on track with Project Watch X-Files Episodes in Sequence. Last night I watched season […]

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How I learned I’m a Religious Marxist and Other Silly Things

By on December 10, 2013 in Atheism & Skepticism, Liberty & Freedom, Ruminations

Today, I was told two things about myself I didn’t know (add groan). The first being I’m a Marxist. The second being that since I’m an atheist, I subscribe to a religion. While it’s entirely possible I misunderstood the person’s intent (this was after all a Facebook discussion, which aren’t known for their details and […]

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Paying Tribute to Serious Themes in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

By on December 4, 2013 in Entertainment & Pop Culture, Frivolity, Liberty & Freedom, Quotes, Recommended Reading

[quotepress id=”1428″] Let me get this out of the way. I’m terrible at writing movie and book reviews. A good review isn’t a play by play of what happened, but rather a critique of the story, discussion of its themes, style, and execution. As much as I love films and books, you’d think I’d write […]

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Thanksgiving Anti-Consumerism Hypocrisy Runs As Wild As Turkeys

By on December 1, 2013 in Ruminations

Do you find the consumerism inherent in Black Friday appalling? Do you decry any retail shop like Target, Best Buy and their kind opening even earlier this year on Thanksgiving Day itself vile? Do you shout at the top of your lungs, “Thanksgiving is for family time, not for paying tribute to the greedy American […]

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Online Poker Good for Card Rooms and Casual Players

By on November 5, 2013 in Liberty & Freedom, Poker, Quotes

I recently rekindled one of my favorite pastimes.  Playing poker.  Not that I ever stopped playing; I just haven’t had the time or opportunity to play much in the last few years.  Last week, I found myself at my favorite local card room, Running Aces (which I highly recommend checking out), where I managed to […]

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X-Files Turns 20: “Conduit”

By on October 30, 2013 in X-Files

Conduit Season 1, Episode 1X03 Written By: Alex Gansa & Howard Gordon | Directed By: Daniel Sackheim Original Air Date: 10/1/1993 | Re-Watch Review Date: 10/30/2013 PersephoneKs ReWatch Grade: B- to B I couldn’t remember a thing about this episode before I hit play. Although the direction the show eventually went in made this episode somewhat disjointed, there […]

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Tearing Down the Two Party System Benefits All

By on October 17, 2013 in Government Reform, Liberty & Freedom, US & International Affairs

As a Minnesota Native, I disagreed with almost everything the late Democratic Senator Paul Wellstone tried to do as a politician.  But I, along with many of his colleagues on both sides of the isle, respected him for his principled stances on issues he passionately believed in.  He was an ideologue who made no apologies […]

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The Central Planning Fallacy

By on October 15, 2013 in Government Reform, Liberty & Freedom, PhotoBlog

I’ve wanted to make something like this for a while, and finally found the perfect picture while out on one of my recent Fall bike rides around my neighborhood.  This is my first foray into the meme creation world.  One of the great lessons I took away from my time working for the federal government […]

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