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There’s been a lot of talk lately of the Occupy Oakland action that’s gone on over the past week (part of the ongoing Occupy Wall Street movement). The most talked about is this video that shows an injured protestor, a…
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Year Seven
[This was originally posted in 2008 on my LiveJournal] For all the posturing and pontificating of the politicians in charge of things, you’d think the world was an infinitely safer place (thought not quite yet safe enough for us to…
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Six Years
[This was originally posted in 2007 on my LiveJournal] I’ve said it all before. In summation, we have been destroying ourselves. No one needs to attack us again. We have done and continue to do more damage to what I…
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Five Years In
[This was originally posted in 2006 on my LiveJournal] I’ve spent the last two days more or less avoiding the normal network channels and all the specials they’re running. Tonight, I finally gave in and kept the TV on to…
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September 11, 2001 – From where I was
[This was originally written back in 2004 over on my LiveJournal.] Back in 2001 I was working for a local weekly paper in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains (about 2 hours north and west of New York City). Our…