In a Fox News article from yesterday, the following is said: Congress is turning up the heat on President Obama to cut the backlog of Veterans Affairs disability claims, which has gone up by 2,000 percent while the agency’s budget has increased … [Continue reading]
Yes, Virginia, anti-immigrant is often anti-ethnic
A couple of weeks ago, the former director for Hispanic outreach for the Republican Party in Florida, Pablo Pantoja, changed from Republican to Democrat. This was only a couple of months after the Republican Party of Florida had announced a push to … [Continue reading]
Everyone grows up
The painting above was done by artist and comedian Craig Mahoney. I had not realized that there is fan-art out there that focuses on the theme of Calvin and Hobbes growing up. I like the painting above and the one below. Though the one below is done … [Continue reading]
Patriot Guard Riders and Oklahoma
This is a photograph from three days ago, from the funeral of a 9-year old Moore, Oklahoma tornado victim. On 20 May 2013, the Westboro Baptist Church tweeted that they were planning to picket the funerals of the tornado victims. On Thursday, … [Continue reading]
Of reunions and tears
I tend to watch a blog sited called Welcome Home Blog. It features reunions of loved ones after long months of military service. I had always assumed that this was because I am an emotional Latino. However, I recently realized that the emotions … [Continue reading]
Double geeky pun
OK fellow geeks, look at the comic above. To what field of science is the comic above referring? Who are the famous scientists mentioned? To what principles/thought experiments is the above comic referring? This has been a geek pun moment. … [Continue reading]
Why IRS official will not resign
There has been much ado about the fact that Lois Lerner has refused to resign. Who is Lois Lerner? Well, she is the IRS official who headed the unit in Cincinnati that excessively investigated any group that had “Tea Party” or any of several other … [Continue reading]
Tornadoes and silence
I read a very good blog post on Internetmonk today about the Oklahoma tornadoes. You can find it here. What struck me about the post was a quote from the Book of Job that is found toward the middle of the post: Now when Job’s three friends heard … [Continue reading]
Can we do good?
In a sermon earlier today Pope Francis preached: “They complain,” the Pope said in his homily, because they say, “If he is not one of us, he cannot do good. If he is not of our party, he cannot do good.” And Jesus corrects them: “Do not hinder … [Continue reading]
The VA and Run for the Wall
Today the "Run for the Wall" arrived at the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, AL. As you can see from the photograph, I was there. Standing next to me was my boss, a retired Lt. Col. (nicknamed a "Light Colonel"). We had a chance to talk. I … [Continue reading]
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