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"If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing."

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JMBlog Archive for August, 2006

Old and new

Monday, August 21st, 2006

The photo below is of a blasted fir tree on the ridge of the hill behind our house. It looks to me that the central core of it has been blasted – maybe lightning struck? But part of it is still alive and thriving. I hope it makes it. lightning struck Old and new

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Dog v. Porcupine

Monday, August 21st, 2006

Both our dogs got into a conversation with a porcupine last week. After an expensive visit to the vet (on a Sunday morning) they were both considerably relieved. Here’s a photo of Max on his way to the vet. That’s about the unhappiest look I’ve ever seen on his face. The white things sticking out of his mouth are, of course, porcupine quills. Occasionatlly it would really bother him and he’d try to claw his face off — if he could have climbed out of his skin, he would have.

According to the vet, Max only got a “polite …

Volunteer Ministers in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Tuesday, August 8th, 2006

Gary Bromwell is in charge of the Scientology Volunteer Ministers in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Here is his excerpted report of the effect that the team of VMs is creating in Indonesia:

“On the 27th of May 2006, a natural disaster occurred on the Island of Java, in the city of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale rocked Yogyakarta and surrounding areas for almost a minute. This was a terrifying experience for locals as the ground undulated up and down like a writhing snake. Frantic inhabitants struggled to escape their houses, doors

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Psych drugging

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006

In an America where 8 million kids are being drugged for invented (made-up) psychiatric illnesses like ADHD and Math Disorder, you’d think there would be more outrage, and that more people would take a stand against this psychiatric abuse of kids. Where do you stand on this issue? This quote from Dante Alighieri says it well:

“The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.”

So – where do YOU stand? Post a comment and let me know.

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