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april 23, 2006
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saturday: can 'war on terrorism' be won?
The elusive Osama bin Laden and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi issued tapes renewing their calls for death to
Westeners, suicide bombers continued their killing spree in not only Iraq but Egypt, and
Reuters reported 11,000 terrorist acts in 2005.
All these events—just this week—beg the question:
• Can the "war on terrorism" be won?
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friday: 'evil james watkins' and nikki in 'all pro' match
The secret is out! Pic and text from www.clickwrestle.com:
"All Pro Wrestling presents an intergendered match featuring Nikki versus James Watkins!
This was one heck of a physical match! The evil James Watkins was in the ring with the
lovely Nikki.
Watkins has a reputation
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for being violent in the ring and Nikki was ready for it. Nikki took all James
could dish out and returned some stiffness of her own."
• Read about others who share my name
3:30 pm thursday: four taylor u. students, staff member killed
By now, you've probably heard of the tragic accident that took the lives of four college students and a staff
member from Taylor University. My thoughts and prayers are with the four other passengers injured as well as the entire Taylor family.
• Dealing with death and grief
• Story from the Chronicle Tribune
thursday: medical proof I'm getting older
In reference to yesterday's post, the retina specialist said—and I keep hearing this—it's my age.
From what I understand of doc-speak, the vitrious fluid in your eyeball pulls away from the retina as you age.
My right eye pulled away perfectly, but the left didn't pull away completely leaving that annoying half circle
in my peripheral vision. It also produced the flood of "floaters." Everything should be cleared up within a month.
She is also fairly sure that my right eye won't be affected by the central serous retinopathy as it first appears in
"younger" men.
So two confirmations that I'm getting older!
• You know you're getting older when . . .
• My top ten list for turning 50
• How to determine your "real age"
• New slogans for old "boomers"
wednesday: medical proof I look at life differently
I have central serous retinopathy in my left eye. It's a fluid
build up between the layers of the retina which makes my vision in that eye look like a fun house mirror. For twenty
years it's been a minor annoyance, but is medical proof that humor writers look at life just a bit differently than the general
populus. It's gotten worse recently and is causing headaches and vision problems. Today, I'm seeing a retina
specialist (multiply normal doctor visit cost
by ten), so I'd appreciate your prayers. I want to look at life slightly differently—not lose
vision in that eye completely. Then I'd be forced to become a pirate. "Arrr, lost me eye battlin' deadlines!"
tuesday: cure for common cold? sex!
Yep, researchers are finding that, and I quote, “sex can offer protection from depression, colds, heart disease and
even cancer.” Professor Stuart Brody of the University of Paisley in Scotland published a study showing sex can
even lower blood pressure. Medical science is also confirming that men and women in faithful, life-long relationships
have the best sex—and consequently better health—than those in uncommitted relationships or alternate
lifestyles
practicing so-called “safe sex.”
• Click here for more [new]
sunday: hollywood screenwriter, cartoonist pan davinci code
You don't have to search for hidden clues in art to know what two hollywood writers and artists think of The Da Vinci Code.
• Act One's Barbara Nicolosi calls it "cartoonish, illiterate, dishonest piece of hack drivel."
• Nickelodeon cartoonist, Doug TenNapel, asks, "What would you think if an entertaining well-made Ron Howard film was about how the Jews dying in the Holocaust was faked so they could gain sympathy?"
• And, while I'm not from Hollywood, here are my rants and resources
last week: school shootings, blue devils, taxes
Not exactly the best week in 2006.
• Click here to go back in time
last month: top ten sites for march
• 1 Home page
• 2 Is it a life or a choice?
• 3 "Jim Shorts" on sex
• 4 "Adult site" for adults
• 5 Quips and quotes of encouragement
• 6 Mr. Playtpus' billabong page
• 7 Decifering The Da Vinci Code
• 8 Top ten reasons I'm not divorcing my wife
• 9 Articles, books, comedy/drama, music
• 10 Writers' resources
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