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More than 2,000 wrongfully convicted people exonerated in 23 years, researchers say
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/21/more-than-2000-wrongfully-convicted-people-exonerated-in-23-years-researchers-say/?hpt=hp_t2

Sure, the overall number, as a percentage, is quite low, but consider that these are not the _suspected_ cases of wrongful convictions, but the ones actually proven …

It is the small scale of the thing that is the issue

Paying companies to hire the unemployed
http://money.cnn.com/2012/05/18/news/economy/unemployed-subsidized-jobs/index.htm?source=cnn_bin

This is what our dysfunctional government should be doing with its stimulus dollars. Instead of enriching the already rich (have you …

I doubt I have any raving GOP wingnuts in my reader(s), but just in case…

Why ‘President Romney’ Would Be a Disaster for Women
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/national-affairs/what-president-romney-would-mean-for-women-20120515

I like women a whole lot and figure that they are likely smarter (on average) …

6 Ridiculous Lies You Believe About the Founding of America
http://www.cracked.com/article_19864_6-ridiculous-lies-you-believe-about-founding-america.html

This was quite interesting to me and significantly contrary to what we were all taught in school. Not that I am amazed that school teaches crap, rather the opposite, …

Is American decline real?
More and more thinkers are warning that our glory days are over, but their arguments are flawed — and old
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/14/is_american_decline_real/

A lot of interesting stuff on Salon today…

So this is an argument against the …

Learn something new – your brain will thank you
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/10/learn-something-new-your-brain-will-thank-you/?hpt=hp_bn12

I have tried to learn to play musical instruments several times. In middle school I played the flute for several years. I was shocked, though, at how fast I un-learned …

A vital (and unlearned) lesson from Julius Caesar
When a band of Roman traitors was uncovered, he urged they not be killed due to the precedent it would set
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/08/a_vital_and_unlearned_lesson_from_julius_caesar/

Not that anyone on our government has the wit to …

America’s idiot rich
The 1 percent is complaining louder than ever. There can be no reasoning with people this irrational
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/07/americas_idiot_rich/

I didn’t research any of the supporting links, but the article does jive with my reading over the last …

Well, the good news is we were able to finally pour the footers for the pool. The bad news is (shockingly) it was way more work than I had expected and we didn’t get the concrete poured until yesterday. In …

I will be taking the next week off to devote full-time to our greenhouse/pool project, starting this evening and back on Monday the 9th. Historically in situations like this I have been too damn tired to do much of anything, …