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Entries Tagged as 'Social Observations'

The “Open Late” Phenomenon

August 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Why don’t fast food restaurants (McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Taco Bell, etcetera) keep their doors open twenty four hours? I mean, they are slowly creeping towards that anyway, right? So why wait? Just do it, already!
All of the above listed fast food feeding stalls stay open well past midnight (McDonald’s’ drive through stays open twenty four […]

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Tags: General · Social Observations

Video You Need to See

March 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment


Thought I should pass this on. Thanks to Aeroh for posting it in the GLBT Forum on Pagan Nation.
I agree with Ellen when she says check out who you are voting for and if you don’t like what they have to say, change your vote! It’s YOUR voice, let it […]

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Tags: Politics · Social Observations

Anger and Negativity

January 18th, 2008 · 4 Comments

There is a lot of anger and negativity on Pagan Nation lately. A lot of He Said/She Said posts going back and forth. All of it, apparently stemming from a difference of opinion, which are neither right nor wrong last I checked.
I hope things work out soon and the rift in friendships can be […]

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Tags: General · Personal · Social Observations

Requested Topic: Societal Views of Appearance

November 29th, 2007 · 7 Comments

In the topic “Looking for a Topic,” (Looking for a Topic) I asked for reader input on what I should write about next. I got two really great suggestions, one from Username79 and one from Jaden. This post will deal with the request from Jaden.
Jaden asked two really good questions and I will answer them […]

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Tags: Social Observations

POST DELETED

November 28th, 2007 · 2 Comments

THIS BLOG POST WAS REMOVED AND EDITED FOR THE SAKE OF DIPLOMACY. NO MORONS WERE HURT (though they should’ve been) DURING THE POSTING AND THEN SUBSEQUENT REMOVAL OF THIS POST.

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Tags: Social Observations

Requested Topic: Smurfology

November 27th, 2007 · 2 Comments

In the topic “Looking for a Topic,” (Looking for a Topic) I asked for reader input on what I should write about next. I got two really great suggestions, one from Username79 and one from Jaden. This post will deal with the request from Username79.
Username asked some interesting questions about the Smurfs. These are:
Question One: […]

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Tags: Social Observations

Looking for a Topic

November 26th, 2007 · 5 Comments

As I am sitting here thinking of what to write, I find myself looking about my room to see what jumps out at me for a topic. Then I decided to write about me looking for a topic. Which I’ve now completed, so I need a new topic.
Since I don’t have a topic to write […]

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Tags: Personal · Social Observations

New Blog Terms

November 23rd, 2007 · 5 Comments

Here’s a few blog terms those of us in the blogosphere should use. I will credit those whom I know created them or from whom I first heard them. If you know of anymore, please post them as comments. Thanks.
Blogshy: Created by WonderGoon. Meaning: The inability to post anything in your blog. Similar to Writers […]

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Tags: Social Observations

Something I Think We Should All Read

November 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

Charlton Heston Speech
A lik to Pendragon’s website where he has a speech by Charlton Heston. The speech is a good one and I think its just as relevent today as it was when it was given.

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Tags: Social Observations

The Car that Runs on Air

November 13th, 2007 · 4 Comments

I saw this on the History Channel and dug around until I found the website for it. I think I’ll buy one when they come out. I like the idea of a car with zero emmisions. Not only will it save me money for gas, but it will save me $25 bucks a year to […]

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Tags: Social Observations