tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38450042011-04-21T18:43:46.616-04:004dpdiddsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845004.post-1071771404835398332003-12-18T13:16:00.000-05:002003-12-18T13:17:59.623-05:00tunic and cloak.
in the most recent dealings with north korea, senator sam brownback (R.-kansas) proposed to set an embargo and withhold aid as a way of coercing the north korean government to stop their pursuit of nuclear weapons. if history is to teach us anything, it is that embargos and withholding of humanitarian aid does nothing to coerce a governemnt to comply with the desires of the pdiddsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845004.post-1070501229028214232003-12-03T20:27:00.000-05:002003-12-03T20:29:03.153-05:00king theoden
in the second installment of the lord of the rings series, called the two towers, king theoden, the human monarch of the land of rohan, grieves for the death of his son after regaining his mind from the evil grasps of saruman. in front of his son's tomb, he laments "no parent should ever have to bury their own child." as i watched this scene for the third time, i couldn't help butpdiddsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845004.post-913322762003-03-25T02:19:00.000-05:002003-03-25T18:15:13.000-05:00ironies
france controls 40% of iraq's oil loans. they were the ones that helped build nuclear reactors in iraq. as you may already know, iraq is the second largest oil producer next to saudi arabia. why would one need a nuclear power plant when they have all the fuel they need, not only for themselves, but for the entire globe? one has to wonder.
furthermore, france is known to have pdiddsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845004.post-912124102003-03-23T00:35:00.000-05:002003-03-23T00:35:25.560-05:00correction
in the previous post, i mentioned that the u.n. resolution 1441 was a resolution that came out of the first gulf war. actually, u.n. resolution 1441 was drafted in october, 2002, after bush gave a speech to the u.n. security council. please note the correction.
pdiddsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845004.post-909752372003-03-19T01:12:00.000-05:002003-03-21T15:04:40.000-05:00a christian response to war
with the war with iraq coming down to the wire, one might ask 'what is a christian to think about this situation?'
the most important fact is that nobody, absolutely nobody, should be for war. war kills people, not only soldiers, but also innocent civilians; it is inevitable. it also brings destruction and chaos. whether one is a christian or not, one should pdiddsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845004.post-909037922003-03-18T00:06:00.000-05:002003-03-18T00:08:58.000-05:00war with iraq
it is interesting how the issues we are facing with iraq are strikingly similar to the issues we once faced with north korea. in the early nineties, when it was known that north korea was actively pursuing technologies to produce weapons of mass destruction, i.e. nuclear weapons, the u.s. and other world powers went the diplomatic route and struck a deal with them. it was the pdiddsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845004.post-885186632003-02-04T01:45:00.000-05:002003-02-04T01:49:21.000-05:00ode to high school athletics
by far, high school sports has to be the most exciting and rewarding athletic competition to attend. it offers so much compared to the scandal-ridden college or overpriced professional level sports. take for instance this past weekend's local spectacular, pioneer high v. huron high hockey game. both schools are in ann arbor and so the turn out was unusually high.pdiddsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845004.post-878088042003-01-21T18:41:00.000-05:002003-01-21T18:41:32.900-05:00joe millionaire
the latest reality TV show from Fox can be adequately described as temptation island meets 'the bachelor.' and it is the crown achievement of what tom wolfe calls 'the lurid carnival' we call american culture. joe millionaire is a show about this guy who has an annual salary of $19,000 as a construction worker, charades as a millionaire who has inherited a cool $50 million and pdiddsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845004.post-851764212002-11-27T15:03:00.000-05:002002-11-27T15:06:59.000-05:00abraham lincoln's thanksgiving proclamation
October 1863
The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added which are of so extraordinary a nature that they can not fail to penetrate and soften pdiddsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845004.post-850632972002-11-25T12:44:00.000-05:002002-11-25T12:44:44.080-05:00The Sims
has the internet really brought the world closer together? with the latest hype surrounding the game called the sims, more people are beginning to re-affirm the aforementioned statement. based on the concept from the popular 90s game sim city, it is a game that simulates people and families doing all kinds of exciting stuff like, washing the dishes, taking a shower, and even, getting pdiddsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845004.post-847849592002-11-19T18:07:00.000-05:002002-11-19T18:07:59.693-05:00north korea.
so, north korea finally came out of the closet and said they have nuclear weapons. why isn't this a bit surprising? first, they hint at the idea by saying they have the means to produce nuclear weapons a couple of weeks back. now, almost sheepishly, admit that they have nukes. so, the question is "what in the world happened?" what happened was failed foreign policy. much to mypdiddsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845004.post-844870882002-11-13T15:21:00.000-05:002002-11-13T15:28:07.000-05:00concerning parties: you have all kinds of flavors for the liberal spectrum, but hardly any choosing for the conservative spectrum. on the liberal side, you have the green party, the reform party, the labor party, the libertarian party, the democratic party (of course), and enough to make everyone on the liberal spectrum happy. but if you happen to be conservative, you only have one option. the pdiddsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845004.post-844442642002-11-12T19:38:00.000-05:002002-11-12T23:53:09.000-05:00what would you do for fifty thousand dollars? would you scale an eight-story building all by yourself? would you do a catwalk in front of a live audience completely naked? would you eat ten live slugs and wash your mouth down with a shot of bile, straight from a cow's gall bladder? apparently, there are more people in america than you think who would do these things and so much more for fifty pdiddsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845004.post-834146132002-10-23T13:47:00.000-04:002002-10-23T13:50:01.000-04:00why is evangelism often such a dreaded thing to do? is it the fact that over the years evangelism as an activity got a bad rap from a few misguided believers who deeply offended and scarred people, or is it the fact that evangelism entails talking to a complete stranger at random about some of the deepest issues in life all within a span of five minutes? whatever the case (probably both), pdiddsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845004.post-830477712002-10-16T00:20:00.000-04:002002-10-16T00:30:03.000-04:00part 3 on blogspot.com. have you wondered who the audience is for blogspot? is it the world? is it those who know my blogspot address? is it me? communication is not just one way. there's always a transmitter and a recipient. i can imagine there would be times when i would write knowing that certain people are reading it. and then there would be other times when it would seem like i'm pdiddsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845004.post-829519282002-10-14T01:42:00.000-04:002002-10-14T01:42:20.773-04:00still trying to get used to this blogger thing. just got back into chi-town. the amtrak delay was longer than usual (amtrak is notorious for their delays), but fortunately it wasn't as frustrating as it could be. going off of my last blog, some may wonder 'why do you even have a blog then?' there's a fine line of using it as something positive as a genuine enhancer to community and using it pdiddsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845004.post-827292002002-10-09T02:51:00.000-04:002002-10-09T02:51:14.226-04:00my first blog. this is my attempt at being up-to-date with the latest in technology fads and a space to articulate what goes on in my head. not too sure what kind of stuff I'm going to put on here, but hopefully it will be somewhat informative and 'educational.' a quick note about online journaling. it's extremely popular and people get into it. some reasons i thought why people get into it:pdiddsnoreply@blogger.com0