- Hidden history of US germ testing
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Last Updated: Monday, 13 February 2006, 15:31 GMTBBC NEWS ONLINEFifty years ago, American scientists were in a frantic race to counter what they saw a ... [Read]
- Idea for advertizing regulation
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Its not hard to find nonsense being advertised as science. The list is repeated over and over again at this blog and at others. Why is it allowed? Why ... [Read]
- The Harm Caused by Declaring "Plant Dignity"
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I sometimes despair how hard it seems to be for so many people to "get" why attempts to depersonalize some humans as we personalize nature are so harm ... [Read]
- Melville to Simmesport, Mr.Bearb and Capt. America
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Click the map below for a really great ride.A visitor had mentioned an old railroad that ran from Simmesport to Melville.I wasn't doing anything and w ... [Read]
- The Railroader: "High Water Heroes on the T&P"
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This is Mike's latest write reflecting the life and times of his father who worked for the Texas and Pacific Railroad. His is an insight few have a ch ... [Read]
- Lost in the Averages : Direct Buy
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A recent post by Akusai reminded me that I wanted to write a post about Direct Buy (warning that stupid link talks). Unlike Russel's story about Amway ... [Read]
- Assisted Suicide: People With Disabilities Are in the Crosshairs
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This is how the culture of death moves toward cultural hegemony: The first step is to claim that killing (which is descriptive and accurate in that it ... [Read]
- Melville to Simmesport, Mr.B and Capt. America p.2
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It is still cloudy and damp with a slight chill in the air. I needed an excuse to carry on with my recollections of the most enjoyable part of the tri ... [Read]
- High Adventure on the Torras Peninsula p.2
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First of all, I suggest reading The Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad, The Story of a Regional Line by James R.Fair. His book is what brought me here to ... [Read]
- High Adventure on the Torras Peninsula p.1
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Having really gotten bogged down over at Claiborne, I wanted to just take a ride. I knew if I went by myself I'd again get into some big investigative ... [Read]
- Big Cut and the C&P p.2
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If you just came from the historically leveraged train article, you are no doubt radiating with the glow of pastly empowerment. That is one way of ... [Read]
- Big Cut and the C&P p.1
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Sunday Afternoon: Company had cleared out and I felt the need for a little ride. It would just be a relaxing meander through lovely Louisiana, no purp ... [Read]
- The Swampers: The Atchafalaya Branch
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On my return from Anchorage, I decided to go ahead and see how much of the old Atchafalaya Branch of the Southern Pacific RR I could follow going home ... [Read]
- Date #2 of the week- new guy
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I had a second date the other night with a guy named Mike. He wrote me on my photoless yahoo personals ad. He said he was from my area and was now liv ... [Read]
- The Importance of Flu shots, and why I hate them
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Take a quiz: Flu Shots Don’t make people sick Make it more likely you will be alive in a year Are a nightmare for medical offices Are inexpensive Are ... [Read]
- Sunday music & reading list
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"Obama and Bush are not so far apart"Since Barack Obama incessantly makes the case that a John McCain administration would equate to another Bush term ... [Read]


