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Entries from February 2008

Religion Bad

February 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I really don’t give a shit about extolling the virtues of religion. Moreover, there are plenty of people who are willing to publicly polish the pole of their religious belief system.
The advocacy of religion is merely a means to willfully ignore the overwhelming evil and destructive force that religion can be.
We now, therefore, have “Today [...]

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Tags: Buddhism Bad · Christianity Bad · Hinduism Bad · Islam Bad · Judaism Bad · Religion Bad

Art Show Entries

February 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Relics

Out of Thin Air

Solitary Standing

Lone Tree
Photos by Becca00.

These are the four images I submitted to my city’s annual, juried art show.

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Tags: Flickr · Images · Photography · Photos

The Jolly Roger

February 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The Jolly Roger of the Office Mercenaries
Yes, of course, there is a story behind this.
I’m a consultant. More specifically, I’m an information security consultant which means that I consult to clients to help them understand and address their information security concerns and manage risk with regards to their information assets.
Last summer, I was working for [...]

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Tags: Miscellaneous

Soft Focus

February 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Soft Focus

Quandary Climber

Quandary Peak
Photos by Becca00.

I attempted to summit Quandary Peak this weekend, but the weather conditions just wouldn’t permit me to do it. Ambient temp was around 20 degrees (or just below), and winds of between 40-65 mph kept wind chills around -30 degrees. The middle image is a climber that was in front [...]

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Tags: Flickr · Images · Photography · Photos

Pregnant Teen = Slut (in CO Springs)

February 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Oh, this is just lovely.

Lawmaker says unmarried teen parents are ’sluts’
A Colorado Springs lawmaker referred Wednesday to unmarried, pregnant teenagers and the fathers as “sluts,” who should be made to feel ashamed for their lack of morals.
Rep. Larry Liston’s remarks were made during a discussion of Colorado’s high teen pregnancy rate with health care professionals [...]

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Tags: Christianity Bad · GOP · Religion · Religion Bad · Religious Conservatives · Religious Extremism