James Maxey - Jawbone of an Ass
Saturday, March 27, 2010

Legally Enforcing Responsible Behavior

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So, Obama finally has a health care bill he can sign. I confess, I was certain the whole affair was doomed after Scott Brown was sworn in an...
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Memory and Fire and Greg

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I came home from work today and built a fire in the backyard. Cheryl has one of those little steel fire-bowls. She's had some pretty big...
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Saturday, March 13, 2010

Logic, facts, and moving the world's rocks.

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Recently in Wake County, a republican majority was elected on a plank of wanting to eliminate the bussing programs that helped ensure divers...
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Friday, February 26, 2010

Reason versus Reality: Further Atheist Criticism

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I've been an atheist for all my adult life, and believe strongly that my view of the world is correct and that the understanding of the ...
Saturday, February 13, 2010

Thoughts? Comments?

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So, I used to have a " Darwin fish" logo on my car (s). I finally stopped because they kept getting stolen. I suspect it wasn...
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Sunday, February 07, 2010

Technology day dreams

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I played around with an iPod touch a few weeks ago. It was an unsatisfying experience. I navigated to a few of my favorite webpages, or trie...
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Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Corporate Political Speech

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Recently, the Supreme Court threw out about a hundred years worth of restrictions on political speach by corporations and opened the door to...
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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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