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Not-so-Occasional Comments on Life, Death and Many Things in Between by Laurie Mann

Sunday, January 27, 2008

The Facts Don't Matter for Bush

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As I've often said, I find the lack of respect for facts and reason by the current administration a real embarrassment for our country. ...
Tuesday, January 22, 2008

In Honor of "Blog for Choice 2008"

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I cannot think of a time when I wasn't pro-choice. Even in the '60s, when I was first learning about sex and birth control and abor...
Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Do You Want the Constitution Huckabeed?

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On January 14, 2008, former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential candidate said (and it's on tape even): I have opponents in th...
Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Congressional Office of Technology Assessment Is Still Dead

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Back in the '70s, when folks in the government still paid attention to scientists, the Office of Technology Assessment was founded, to h...

Hilary Clinton's Much-Needed Shot in the Arm

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I thought people who wrote Hilary Clinton's presidential race obituary after her loss in Iowa were overreacting. Turns out that I was r...
Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Jamie Lynn Spears: Poster Child for "Abstinence Only" Education

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Remember a few years ago when famous teen pop star Britney Spears made a big deal that she was going to be a virgin until she got married? W...
Tuesday, December 11, 2007

A Call for a Presidential Debate on Science and Technology

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(taken, verbatim, from sciencedebate2008.com ) Given the many urgent scientific and technological challenges facing America and the rest of ...
Tuesday, December 04, 2007

First Anniversary of Bocktown Beer and Grill

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Jim and I have been regulars out at Bocktown Beer and Grill in North Fayette since we realized there was a non-smoking beer bar in Alleghen...
Monday, November 26, 2007

Dick Cheney Has An Irregular Heart

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This is news ? And Trent Lott is leaving early. Now, when most Senators leave the Senate early, it's either due to ill health or a scan...
Tuesday, November 20, 2007

The Decline and Fall of...Sesame Street??

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I forget now who pointed me to this New York Times article, but if you ever watched Sesame Street in the '60s, '70s or '80s, i...
Thursday, November 15, 2007

My Cousin, The Conservative Pundit

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A few weeks ago, my mother mentioned that my cousin Debbie's son Justin was a published writer. I haven't seen Debbie in years and ...
Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Why Do My Favorite Sites Hate Nearsighted People?

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There have always been Web sites that have been triumphs of form over function. The look of the site mattered more than the content. My fav...
Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Meeting Up with Other Bloggers

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I've missed the last few Pittsburgh Blogfests, but I was at the next one , which was Thursday, November 8 at Finnegans Wake on the North...
Friday, November 02, 2007

NPR Gives Free Airtime to Bushie Yes Man

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I sent the following letter to NPR this morning, regarding its "non-interview" with a former Bush administration employee: NPR is ...
Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Bach Choir of Pittsburgh Concerts, 10/27/07 & 10/30/07

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I've recently rejoined the Bach Choir of Pittsburgh. We're putting on our fall concerts next week. The music is wonderful. If you li...
Tuesday, October 16, 2007

WDUQ (public radio in Pittsburgh) Has Lost My Money, too

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WDUQ has shown that it has more loyalty to Duquesne University (which does provide its office space) than to the listening public. WDUQ has...
Friday, October 12, 2007

Great News for Al Gore and Doris Lessing!

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I'm very happy that Al Gore co-won the Nobel Peace Prize (with the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) and that Doris Le...
Thursday, October 11, 2007

Comprehending that Very Different People May Have the Same Name

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I'd like to think people who are online are reasonably able to read and think things through. This isn't always the case. No, I...
Sunday, September 30, 2007

Thomas L. Friedman's Useful Reminder: 9/11 Is Over

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He had an excellent, succinct editorial on the subject in today's New York Times . I wrote a letter to the editors. If they don't u...
Monday, September 24, 2007

Randy Pausch, a Hero to Remember

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I've never met Randy Pausch, but as I'm both a geek and a movie fan, our paths have almost crossed. Dr. Pausch helped to start Carn...
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