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I was just accosted by a Moonie. In the lobby of the Snow Building.
As soon as he said he was from the Unification Church, I just said two words. “Please leave.”
I knew people who were suckered into going to their “ranch” in Boonville, only to find that they were never left alone with their thoughts, [...]

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Manufacturing is gone, farmlands paved over for subdivisions, and the real estate market is collapsing. But some enterprising Americans are improving the trade deficit by turning to the pygmy hedgehog industry.
“They love being handled and rarely curl up in a defensive ball. ”
Also a quality I look for in a man.

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5.4 Earthquake. In Illinois.
Whenever an earthquake would rattle San Francisco, there were always a flurry of letters to the SF Chronicle from people in other parts of the country. They would patiently explain that seismic activity is a sign of God’s wrath against gays, feminists, and atheists.
But an earthquake near Champaign, Illinois…what did the computer [...]

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I know lots of people whose religious faith inspires them to dedicate their lives to helping the poor, the homeless, the sick or disabled. And although I’m not a believer, I applaud anything that inspires anyone to work selflessly to benefit those less fortunate, to strengthen communities, protect wildlife and the environment, or cultivate the [...]

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Have a little girl shout through a megaphone on a downtown street corner telling people to repent and come to Jesus.
Just go the fuck away, will you? I’m trying to work here.

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Stumbled on this news brief today about hackers putting seizure-triggering posts on an epilepsy board. Neurologically, migraines and epilepsy are cousins; flashing lights and patterns are a trigger for both.
It’s easy enough to see why someone would inflict harm on another for reasons of greed, hatred, political gain, etc.; anything in which the inflicter stands [...]

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The last few weeks, my work life has involved designing materials for a conference about international study programs, and what it means to be a “global citizen.” It’s a very erudite and academic group, and their approach to global issues is the same.
As someone whose global travels have been limited to vacations in Canada, Mexico [...]

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One of the occasional tasks that I have in my business is doing a stock photo search for clients (stock photos are collections of photos of all different subjects that can be used in communications for fees that range anywhere from $1 to over $1,000, but are generally cheaper and easier than hiring a photographer). [...]

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