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Cool Email of the Week

Cool Email of the Week

Earlier this week, I received an email from James Nunn.  The subject of the email was “Feedback: our names” and I'm thinking to myself, hmmm… more viagra adverts (coming through my feedback tool on...

Why are Governments Untrustworthy?

Why are Governments Untrustworthy?

This answer came to me during my third class for the day – Sociology of Community Organization. It appears that we don't trust the government, as they don't trust us. Of course, one could...

Belief Systems

Belief Systems

Earlier today, one of my professors – Sociology of Religion – made a comment that stuck in my head. He said, “everyone has a belief system, and if someone says they don't – they...

HIV Infections on the Increase

HIV Infections on the Increase

I always find it amusing that you can say one thing one day, and then be reading it in the newspaper the next 🙂  Yesterday, I chatted with Linda Stewart Ball from the Dallas...

ATC on NPR

ATC on NPR

Two interesting stories on All Things Considered (NPR) today. First. Yahoo and AOL want to start charging companies to allow them to mail you (sort of a SPAM deterrent) mass mailings. Examples in the...

CC not a friend to Firefox

CC not a friend to Firefox

The Collin County Government website still appears to be unfriendly to Netscape and Firefox.

Is CCGLA there?

Is CCGLA there?

It appears that CCGLA is not following their own procedures, or have deliberately avoided collecting my certified letter sent on December 7, 2005. As you can see (click on the thumbnail to see a...

New bed

New bed

Chris and I bought a new bed today.

Sociology of Marriage

Sociology of Marriage

During the fall of 2005, I took my first UNT-based class called Sociology of Marriage and Family (SOCI3000). Attached are two essays submitted during this class. Both received full scores and “Absolutely Excellent” comments....

More winter?

More winter?

So I'm reading in the news that the groundhog – Punxsutawney Phil – has predicted another six weeks of winter. Okay, referring to my previous post WHO WOULDN'T want six more weeks of this...