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Tim Avers blames his unrestrictive childhood for his wild imagination. "I was left to my own devices a lot," he said. "It was liberating, but I was originally a very undisciplined writer. I wrote only what I was passionate about, and only for so long as emotion

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Politics, News & Issues > US News Shut down in Michigan: Political failure with wide implications: 1 of 7
I'm far from being an expert on Michigan politics, but as the son of expatriates, I have to chime in.Whenever you have an overbearing tax structure, expect problems. Michigan coffers got fat on the auto industry, but politicians were blind to the realities of globalization. As competition did its thing around the world, wheth... More..
Politics, News & Issues > News Industry Dan Rather's lawsuit against CBS casts wider media net: 3 of 16
Without reading a stitch of media on the Rather suit, I can say pretty strongly that this is the last gasp of a disgraced newsman, a sad chapter in the dying days of the academia-media complex. For many years, the major media in America got away with presenting one side of the story, that of their so-called Fourth Estate, in ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Constitutional & Contract Law Supreme Court overturns the Washington, D.C., handgun ban: 1 of 4
In arguments yesterday, it appeared that the US Supreme Court is going to strike down as unconstitutional a ban on private ownership of handguns in Washington, DC.For those of you unfamiliar with the US Constitution, the Second Amendment, part of what is called the Bill of Rights, states that Congress cannot make a law restri... More..
Hobbies & Games > Role Playing & War Games The best current RPGs: 7 of 24
The first thing we're going to do here is a bit of disambiguation. As a member of the first video game generation, I state distinctively that while computer gaming presents a unique challenge to "traditional," pen-and-paper roleplaying games, they are not true RPGs. The term is simply borrowed as a means of distinguishing one... More..
Health & Fitness > Health Care Should Congress expand existing government health programs to help the uninsured?: 3 of 10
First and foremost, Congress should keep its elevated nostrils out of anything it lacks a Constitutional right to do. Everybody wants to complain about the Executive in this country overstepping his bounds and abusing power - including waging a war without the tacit permission of Congress (e.g. a declaration of war). But that... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Feeding & Breastfeeding Should women be allowed to breastfeed in public areas?: 2 of 4
When I first read this topic I assumed we were talking about openly (breast exposed) breastfeeding. Understand - I've seen it. My article refers to openly breastfeeding, which I think is rude.I remember the first time that one of my aunts breastfed one of her children in her home in front of my dad, who is about 10 years her ... More..
Entertainment > Movie Remakes & Adaptations Reflections on the future adaptation of Watchmen from comic to film: 1 of 1
I know I'm not the only one wondering who will watch "Watchmen."For those of you unfamiliar with the comic books, Watchmen was a 12 issue series written by comic book god Alan Moore and illustrated with equal mastery by Dave Gibbons. The series is about a conspiracy to save a world where costumed vigilantism died a whimpering... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Kontroll: 1 of 1
My friend Nathan suggested Nimrod Antel's 2003 Hungarian-language film Kontroll to me a while back, and I've since purchased a copy on DVD. And I'm one of those guys who invests time to find DVDs cheap.Spoilers beyond.Kontroll is set almost entirely in the subway system of Budapest, Hungary, which according to the text on the... More..
Entertainment > Music (Other) What is your favorite bizarre lyric in a song?: 16 of 25
So far I've read some interesting lyrics, some referential lyrics, and some sexy lyrics, but nothing that touches what I describe as bizarre.The modern master of wicked weird lyrics is without a doubt Beck Hansen, best known simply as Beck. His deliberate juxtaposition of metaphors and nonsense lyrics have been just wacky sin... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Homeland Security Was the US government involved in orchestrating 9/11 for ulterior motives?: 21 of 30
And yes.Did the US government work with the terrorists in the specific plan used to bring down the World Trade Center's Twin Towers on September 11, 2001? No. At least, I seriously doubt it. Have you ever seen the government do something so efficient, and be so successful? A mountain of evidence says no.People who believe tha... More..