Immanentize the Eschaton

I just saw a story about eHarmony having to create a “same-sex dating site” to settle a lawsuit brought by a gay man. I was not aware that eHarmony did not allow same-sex matchmaking on their site. It was founded by an evangelical Christian to reflect the values of his community.
Apparently this got [...]

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I went out this morning to take a few pictures.  Union County is mainly rural, but the growth around Charlotte has worked its way down (that’s how we ended up here).  We seem to be on the border of rural and semi-suburban.  Here are a couple of pictures:

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Well, three Greeks and two Greek-Americans!
My brother-in-law, two fo his friends, and the mom of one of the friends came down from NYC last night.  I made pork BBQ and ribs.  AISOT, the temperature was not high enough to get the pork “pullable”, so it ended up as sliced pork.  Made a vinegar sauce as [...]

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While I was eating lunch, I took a quick look at Val’s “Entertainment Weekly.” There was a photo essay on this year’s “Breakout Stars” (or something like that). As I leafed through the article, the only one I recognized, or even heard of, was David Cook (late of “American Idol).
Later I took the [...]

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I didn’t have a blog when this was first in the news, but the morning shows, Ophrah, etc. are covering it again, so I’ve got another shot.
A woman has a double mastectomy. She later has a baby (and then maybe another one). There’s nothing special or interesting about it (unless you’re the woman [...]

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I had a busy weekend.  Saturday started off with the usual cleaning chores (I get the bathrooms and vacuuming).  Fixed lunch, then the power went out.  I dug out the corded phone and plugged it in, while Val used her cell to check the power situation at our neighbors.  Sure enough, the whole subdiviion was [...]

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I was cleaning up the kitchen last night, and the wife was watching the results of “Dancing With the Stars”. Our kitchen is open to the family room, so I heard much of the show.
Now, these shows always need a LOT of filler; they can’t just announce the results, ’cause then they’d [...]

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Well, I made it back on Saturday.  The light was better and, on the advice of soem folks on a photo forum, I tried some different angles.  They definitely came out better!

Some farm implement:

Some context:

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Originally uploaded by dkenned4
A bit of a cliche for this time of year, but I saw it while I was driving by, and decided to take a few shots. I’ll probably go back this afternoon (better light, I hope).

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In re: the election, I sent the following to a friend this morning.  I’ve thought about it, and wouldn’t change a word:
Have you read NRO today?  Maybe it’s just me, but I really don’t think congrats to Barry O’Bama are in order.  He’ll either be such a disaster that Jimmah Cahtah will look Reaganesque, or [...]

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