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news and views: october 19, 2003 'Top ten' reasons fall is the best season of all [new] 3. The new TV season with "Joan of Arcadia" and . . . Tell me what you think of this possible redesign [new] I've been playing around with some new ideas for my site (I know, I have way too much time on my hands, but it does keep me off the streets). So, is it clean and classy? Dull and boring? Other? Ten top reasons Halloween is a strange holiday It's that time of year. If you'd like a sneak preview of my 'all things creepy' issue, click here Political-correctness, the new racism? [new] I don't think much has changed in fifty years--except the color of the discriminated-against minorities (September 28) Supreme Court takes the pledge Last week, the highest court put the Pledge of Allegiance on the docket for 2004. Here's my compromise pledge (July 2002) Top ten ways Britney can be considered a serious musician After appearing topless in Elle and Rolling Stone, plus kissing Madonna at the MTV Awards, Britney needs to read this past column (March 2002) A more effective monument . . . [new] Rather than protesting over a two-ton piece of granite, here's a radical idea to promote God's 'Top Ten.' (August 31) How to avoid conflict with inlaws [new] Here's the answer . . . (August 31) Love and marriage! [new] According to U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) marriage is ". . . principally because of children. It's not to affirm the love of two people." I disagree! (August 24) Will the Kobe controversy ever end?! [new] Visits to this Web site increased by 600 percent since featuring a piece asking if the alleged rape victim's name should be made public. (August 3) Books and bookings • The Why Files: sex, death, and Harry Potter • Conferences and convenience store grand openings Affordable Web sites Need a clean, uncluttered Web site at an affordable price? Do I have a deal for you! But wait, there's more . . . I trust these articles, book excerpts, and music will truly help you to live, love, and laugh. Email me at jim@jameswatkins.com and let me know your thoughts on this site. (Please no ransom demands or death threats!) And, if you enjoyed your visit, please save it as bookmark or favorites and come back for new material each week. Link it from your site. Then tell all your family, friends, and email pals know about it! Thanks! "Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well" (3 John 2). SPAM of the Month Club Join the SPAM of the Month Club for my best (?) newspaper column for that month, plus free of charge, access to the exclusive SPAM of the Month site featuring my favorite (and obscure) reference sites. To subscribe simply send an email without subject line or message to SPAM-subscribe@jameswatkins.com. Be a Pal and help Pay expenses If you'd like to help with the expenses of this site you can contribute securely using any major credit card with PayPal: Fine print © James Watkins. All text and graphics on my sites, unless otherwise noted, are copyrighted © in my name, James N. Watkins, and are protected by United States copyright law and international copyright law under the Berne Convention. I'm very generous about granting permission, but do email me for written permission before reproducing any graphics or text. Thanks! Warning: Reader assumes full responsibility for the proper and prescribed use of this site. For external use only. Discontinue if rash, redness, irritation, or swelling develops. If swallowed, do not induce vomiting. Side-effects may include drowsiness or mild to severe agitation. Do not read while operating heavy machinery. Keep away from open flame. Do not store above 475 degrees. Do not use near or place in water. Views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of XarisCom.com, GospelCom.net, any other person using the name James Watkins, or any other person real or fictitious, living or dead. Void where prohibited. This site is brought to you by XarisCom.com and hosted by . . .