Monthly Archives: June 2005 «

 

My homebuying experience: miserable

Posted by: ST on June 9, 2005 at 7:02 pm » 9 Comments

.!. What I had hoped would be an exciting experience in homebuying turned very sour for me in the month of September. The builders and I had some disagreements that could not be ironed out, the biggest among them some deception on the part of the original seller who is no longer with the company [...]

 

FYI re: the comments section

Posted by: ST on June 8, 2005 at 11:31 pm » 2 Comments

Sorry to have to keep them on moderation, but there are still those evil little spammers out there who want to post junk on this blog I will continue to moderate and post your comment as soon as I get to it, which is usually same day if I’m not too busy. If you think [...]

 

Howard Dean: Weapon of Self Destruction

Posted by: ST on June 7, 2005 at 10:23 pm » Comments Off

The Republicans couldn’t ask for a better man to head the DNC. Here’s a rundown of his latest words of wisdom and also the effect they are having on the Democratic party: “I hate the Republicans and everything they stand for, but I admire their discipline and their organization,” the failed presidential hopeful told the [...]

 

More thoughts on Miers

Posted by: ST on June 6, 2005 at 8:33 pm » 5 Comments

.!. I haven’t seen this much hyperventilating in the conservative blogosphere about an issue in a long time.   I think it’s good that conservatives are voicing their differences about it – it obviously shows that we’re not just obedient little slaves to the President (WE knew that already, of course) and there are some great arguments [...]

 

Bush at Calvin College: the full story

Posted by: ST on June 6, 2005 at 7:19 pm » Comments Off

This is an update to an earlier posting of mine, where I quoted an opinion piece Chuck Colson wrote about protests to President Bush’s commencement address to the Calvin College graduating class of 2005. The mainstream media wanted you to believe that there was a massive amount of Calvin College students, faculty, and alumni who [...]

 

Racist logo?

Posted by: ST on June 1, 2005 at 9:11 pm » 3 Comments

On top of the PC nonsense going on in the Guilford County, NC School System with the “confronting racism” workshop is this story from McKinney, TX about a parent complaining about what she sees as a “racist” logo for the school district’s preschool program. What’s so “racist” about it? A Mckinney ISD parent is calling [...]

 

Confronting racism through ‘workshops’

Posted by: ST on June 1, 2005 at 7:39 pm » 7 Comments

Happening right here in good ol’ North Carolina: Diversity and anti-racism training are not new to Guilford County Schools, but the philosophy of a group offering such training during this academic year has raised concerns. About 300 teachers and community members have gone through anti-racism training with Chicago-based Crossroads Ministry since August. Participants are taught [...]