On September 8th, 2009, President Barack Obama addressed the elementary, middle, and high school students of the United States. Although not a unique event, I think this address may be one of the most important events in our nation’s history….
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So I finally watched the final episode of the Sopranos. This is the infamous one that has the weird unexpected ending. But as I was brushing my teeth this morning, I had an epiphany.
(WARNING: SPOILERS AFTER THE BREAK)
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The Prince is back, with his latest album “Planet Earth”. Although some critics may call this album ‘alright’, I’d say ignore them and find out for yourself.
“Guitar” is a great tune where you get to hear his guitar playing and “Chelsea Rodgers” is an upbeat song that has a catchy tune.
For many of us, there is not enough time in the day to contemplate anything other than what is right in front of us. It would benefit us to look at the world around us and see what a wonder it is. Doing so may allow us to realize that if we don’t do something to change our ways, we may not have much to marvel at.
Many people might say that one person’s actions may not amount to a hill of beans…..
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On September 25th, “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” had on as a guest the President of Bolivia, Evo Morales. Not only did I think that this interview was the best that Jon Stewart has had on his show to date, it almost made me wish that I was Bolivian.
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I just upgraded my blog from WordPress 2.2 to WordPress 2.3 and it took less time than it took to install it. This is what software upgrades should be like. Simple, and easy to do. There is one step that indicates that it will take some time to upgrade the back-end database. As I was about to put my computer down to wait for this, I noticed that the upgrade was indicating it was complete.
If you haven’t started a blog, and are considering it, look no further than WordPress.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the current President of Iran, spoke to the General Assembly of the United Nations yesterday (September 26th, 2007) and basically told the world to wake up. From his perspective, and probably the perspective of many other nations, those in ‘power’ care not about humanity but only about what makes them succeed.
I know that he is a man of many controversial ideas, but I would challenge you to read his speech (without bias if possible) and then decide whether he is as evil as he is being made out to be.
You can read it here (Mahmoud’s Speech to UN General Assembly ).
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