January 2012
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More For The Ages
A few weeks ago I sat around with some friends over a few beers and we recalled all of the major things that happened in 2011. Even though we experienced each moment as they occurred, we were still taken aback by how far we’d come in only one year.
It’s typical to reflect at this time of year, and these days I really find little distinction between the days and months and years as they bleed...
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Breaking Bad
Yesterday I finished catching up on Breaking Bad. Don’t ask me how quickly I watched all 47 episodes (1 week).
I’m not exactly sure how I missed out on this show for so long. I had friends telling me to watch it for over a year, but never took the plunge. I was hooked after one episode, mostly because of the fact that I could not believe that Tim Watley (aka Bryan Cranston) was playing a...
December 2011
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Merry Christmas
Best wishes, everyone!
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Seeing Stars
I finally finished up my third semester of grad school yesterday, but it was a rough ending.
Sunday, I pulled my first legit all-nighter, finishing my paper at 5 am, then needing to format all the references until 8:30 with just enough time for a quick shower before I went down to campus to hand it in at 10. It was not pretty.
I probably couldn’t have made it through that last push...
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3 Minutes To Midnight
Reports coming out of Syria are suggesting that a massacre might soon be in the making in the town of Homs, a traditional beacon of protest. The government has threatened to escalate military activity in the area unless protesters dissipate tonight.
These are not easy circumstances. The Syrian people are standing up for their legitimate rights after decades of dictatorship. Only they can secure...
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If God Exists, He's Watching
Tebow did it again. I couldn’t believe it - but, I could. When you watch these games, you just get this sense that something bigger is going on when it gets down to the wire.
I read an article on Pro Football Talk last week about a player on the Dolphins who swears that he is witnessing God’s work through Tebow’s play. I’m not a fan of religion of any kind, but what...
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No Voice
Rigging elections is so 1999.
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I'm (Close To) A Believer
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Four Thousand
In the ongoing history of the Arab Spring, the world’s attention seems to have briefly drifted away from Syria in light of the drama surrounding Gaddafi’s death and the Egyptian and Tunisian elections. Yes, more sanctions have been handed down from the international community, yet still the Assad regime continues to mercilessly kill its own people who are standing up and demanding...
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Thrice on Hiatus
Sad news indeed for any fans of the band, one of my favourites. Especially considering that they just put out a new record a couple of months ago. The following note was posted on their website:
Thrice is not breaking up. If nothing has broken us up by now, I doubt anything ever could.
However, we will be taking a break from being a full-time band, and the upcoming tour in the Spring will be...
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The Only Democracy in the Middle East
Incredibly, Netanyahu’s government allegedly wants to protect Israel’s democracy by curbing it.
(Haaretz) - A new bill aimed at limiting foreign funding of Israeli non-governmental organizations was proposed by Likud and Yisrael Beiteinu on Wednesday, replacing two previous bills that have been proposed and subsequently frozen by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The new bill...