I decided to bicycle to the Community Groups meeting last Wednesday. Allowed two hours to travel the sixteen miles, then wound up stopping at a nearby Farm Fresh to avoid arriving an hour early. Wandered around for a while and realized I’d left my clock/speedometer on the bike. Saw a short line at the register and read the cashier’s name-tag. Asked, “Excuse me, Michael; have you got the time?”
In a lilting soprano, he started “I get off at …”
This is my third Toastmaster’s speech, delivered 1/9/2011. It’s based on an xkcd comic.
Robert A. Heinlein said a human being ought to be able to do 21 things, but 20 are regulated by government:
There should be no such thing as "implied contract." If I don't explicitly agree in writing to government enforcement of terms, then I don't want no government goons sticking their big noses into my personal business.
But that's just me being an unreasonable nutjob. I am aware that most people fully expect their government daddykins to come rescue them every time they stub their little toesie on a nasty bump in the road of life.
A collection of political talking points together with their common-sense translations.
For all the people who have asked, "How can a Christian support Ron Paul?" I have prepared the following study which shows that none of Ron Paul’s political positions are contradictory to Christian doctrine. Indeed, Ron Paul is the one candidate, in my opinion, who best upholds Christian principles insofar as they relate to the presidency.
Why I would oppose a state ban on cellphone use while driving.
Positions of power are staffed by lovers of power.
The more powerful the position, the more likely its holder sacrificed integrity to get there.
The larger and more powerful the group, the more their lack of integrity will dominate their commonality.
The more controversial the decision, the more likely that principles will be compromised to achieve consensus.
Any minority advantage gained through big government will impose a corresponding disadvantage upon the majority.
