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To Iniquity, and Beyond: News from a lunatic-infested dirt clod

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism and satire the most potent form of dissent. Hailed as The InSultan of Satire and The Definitive Voice of the Apocalypse. Thirty-seven Tim Hollis fans can't be wrong....

22 comments    internet politics humor
A new âcountercultureâ emerged in America in the â60s. 68

Morals of America

In the 1960s the moral integrity of America began to decline. During the ‘60s America had struggled through racism, poverty, and the Vietnam War, and these struggles greatly affected the culture and the...

5 comments    education america church
Ink and watercolor sketch of the view from my bed in Kansas by Robert A. Sloan, branches in reddish soggy spring foliage54

Moving Toward Mountains, Past Molehills

Ink and watercolor sketch of the view from my bed in Kansas by Robert A. Sloan, branches in reddish soggy spring foliage  I found out about this move a couple of months ago. My daughter Kitten decided to...

6 comments    family writing dogs
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National Women's History Museum

    When I was a kid growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, history class and history text books were unfathomably boring.  They were almost entirely from a white male and militaristic perspective and never...

0 comments    education history culture
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Cosmo the Teenage Robot

Cosmo is enjoying his teenage years to the fullest, attending raves and dancing to techno (he does a great "robot"). Cosmo's mom and dad have high hopes for him and believe he can accomplish whatever he sets...

2 comments    robot robots retro
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Nothing New Under the Sun: Why Today's Generation Is Not So Bad After All

I once had a history professor that always said, "There is nothing new under the sun." I am fully aware that this was not an original statement. In fact, it is found in Ecclesiastes 1:9, and the full verse in...

1 comment    children kids college
CJ Stone at Avebury's Red Lion pub69

Welcome to the world of writer CJ Stone

I first met CJ Stone, or Chris, as the C stands for, way back in my wild youth and hippie past, in a pub in Cardiff called the Buccaneer. We became friends and exchanged jackets - I gave him my green and...

33 comments    books blogs author
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Evolution of Religion

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. The above verse of scripture implies that there was nothing except God in the very beginning. God was alone and besides Him there was...

153 comments    religion god faith
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The Films of Philip K. Dick

Philip K. Dick was one of America's most unique writers. Suffering from mental illness and drug addiction, Philip K. Dick sketched out a dark and futuristic vision of the world in his novels and short stories...

0 comments    entertainment movies arts
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Nancy Rebukes a Stiffening Peter

According to the AP blab ‘Pelosi issued a statement Friday evening rapping (a gavel down on) Pete Stark, who is in his 18th term representing the liberal East Bay. "While members of Congress are passionate...

6 comments    entertainment fun politics
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