James Maxey - Jawbone of an Ass
Saturday, January 16, 2010

Is Religion to Blame?

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Anyone who's read my blog knows I'm a godless heathen who never misses an opportunity to make fun of religion. This week, Pat Robert...
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Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Tortured Logic

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Despite my vow last year to cut back on my news consumption, I fear I'm in deeper than ever, listening to talk radio and NPR non-stop wh...
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Greg Hungerford, Part 4: An Atheist Memorial

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I was invited to speak at Greg's memorial service yesterday. I had originally written about five hundred words to read, avoiding the sub...
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Sunday, December 27, 2009

Greg Hungerford, Part 3

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Back in 2004 I posted an entry called " Entropy and Death ," in which Greg played an important role in helping me define my world ...
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Saturday, December 26, 2009

Greg Hungerford Memorial Service Information

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I just learned that the memorial service will be held Tuesday. 3pm at Burroughs Funeral Home 1382 Hwy 65 West Walnut Cove 27052 336 591-4341...
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Friday, December 25, 2009

Greg Hungerford, Part 2

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First, for friends checking in for funeral information, I still don't have any firm dates or times as of Christmas night. I promise I...
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Thursday, December 24, 2009

Greg Hungerford, Part One

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My best friend passed away last night. He'd been admitted to the hospital on Sunday after fainting with his pulse and blood pressure at ...
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Better or Worse, 2009 Edition

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Last year, before the whole collapse of the housing market, I wrote a column called "Will things get better or worse?" As a scien...
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Friday, December 11, 2009

Is Global Warming a Hoax?

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So, if you are even moderately paying attention, you've probably heard two bits of news lately: 1: There's a conference in Copenhage...
Saturday, December 05, 2009

Surge of Stupidity and Hypocrisy

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Several weeks ago, I wrote a post critical of Obama dragging his feet on deciding what to do in Afghanistan. Now that he's made a decisi...
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Good without God?

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One argument for for God is that, even if he's merely a creation of human imagination, he still serves some useful functions. First, by ...
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

My Experience Buying a Casket Online

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In a perfect world, everyone would be prepared for death. You'd have the funeral arrangements made in advance, the headstone selected an...
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Sunday, November 15, 2009

Obvious Truths I Finally Understand

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When Dad passed away earlier this month, I did what I could to help with the expenses by buying the coffin. I had to put it on a credit card...
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Sunday, November 08, 2009

Sidney W. Maxey, Jr.

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Sidney W. Maxey , Jr. February 20, 1940 - November 7, 2009 You were once a presence full of light upon this earth, and I am here to witness...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Be careful what you wish for

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The big development this week in the health care debate is that it looks like the senate will move ahead with a public option, i.e, a plan v...
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Friday, October 23, 2009

Early morning thoughts on money

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I just got back from Washington, DC, where I stayed with my friend Mr. Cavin and his lovely bride Sunshine. They were courteous hosts for m...
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Monday, October 19, 2009

Actually, this might increase the peace in the world...

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After my anti-Obama peace prize rant of two weeks ago, this morning I wake up to discover that Obama is issuing a directive telling federal ...
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Monday, October 12, 2009

The Myth of Darwin as a Prophet

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This weekend at Capclave, I'll be on a panel discussing Darwin. The panel description reads: Darwin was born 200 years ago. Why are his...
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Friday, October 09, 2009

Jumping on the Obama bashing bandwagon

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I hurt my hand at work yesterday, pulling one of my flexor tendons in my left hand. I was told to try to lay off using the hand until it hea...
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Monday, October 05, 2009

A grim vision of the future

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Since the relaunch of Bitterwood.net , the boards have been plagued with adbots. Browsing the board this morning, I was struck this morning ...
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