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What should I put in the picture box at the top?  I’m sick of my vain profile shot.  I never liked the idea of having it there but I didn’t know what else to put there.  I’m not too keen on this pastel green either.  This WP template has good utility but maybe it is [...]

This is a public service announcement.  For the love of the blogosphere, please do not tag your blog post “philosophy” unless it’s about philosophy.  Philosophy does not mean undefined, general, random, opinionated, or whatever!  Believe it or not, there are some people who really do want to read blogs about philosophy, and it’s really difficult [...]

Now is the time when people the world over reflect on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King and a story on CNN caught my attention this morning.  Plans are under way to construct a massive memorial to Dr. King in Washington D.C.  The apex is to be a very large granit statue of MLK [...]

I am constantly amazed at how often people cherry pick the facts to suit their own arguments.  I expect this from advertisements and unfortunately I have grown accustomed to spin in the news, but I am seeing it more and more from people who I would expect better from.  Many of these people are even [...]