Josephine's Notebook: Archive

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I solved the deficit! →

Today, you’re in charge of the nation’s finances. Some of your options have more short-term savings and some have more long-term savings. When you have closed the budget gaps for both 2015 and 2030, you are done. Make your own plan, then share it online. Not surprisingly, my solution to the deficit is mostly to tax the corporations and the wealthy. I also cut military spending, reduced troop...

Dec 30th

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The Good Atheist : Pharyngula →

PZ has some astute observations about S.E. Cupp. I still think she’s a fake.

Dec 29th

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Dec 29th

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Dec 28th

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Dec 27th

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Dec 27th

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Happy holidays!

I’m back! (mostly). I had the great fortune of getting food poisoning or a stomach bug on Christmas eve and had 48 hours of awfulness. Only the first 12 were really, really bad though. On Christmas I just felt deathly tired. What great timing, right? My family did a gifts-for-$10-or-less-Christmas, which was great for my budget. I got some pretty cool things like a pastry cutter, pastry...

Dec 27th

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Dec 26th

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Dec 24th

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Dec 24th

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Dec 23rd

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Dec 22nd

Delayed flight but at least there's music!

The quartet at the airport, which was playing christmas music, just switched to a medley from “Fiddler on the Roof.” Interesting choice but I’m loving it!

Dec 20th

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A Holiday Message from Ricky Gervais: Why I'm An... →

I generally like Ricky Gervais and this is a good article. I just watched his new special on HBO last night, however, and it was mostly unfunny and offensive. Quite disappointing.

Dec 20th

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Dec 19th

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Skepchick » Ask Surly Amy: Is The Santa Myth Bad? →

Definitely an interesting parenting question for skeptics. I can’t be sure what I would do until I have kids, but I think I would lean towards not pushing the Santa myth. I kind of like the idea of making it an exercise in skepticism, but I think that could be accomplished without misleading your kids. What would you do?

Dec 17th

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Dec 15th

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President Obama: Tell General Amos to apologize or... →

President Obama: It is offensive, outrageous and false for General James Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, to claim that Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal would lead to soldiers dying and losing their limbs. General Amos needs to either apologize or resign immediately.

Dec 15th

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“If Daniel Dennett is right — that there’s a human genetic need for religion —...”

– Adam Savage (via pyropanda)

Dec 13th

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Dec 12th

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Dec 12th

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Watch

minimallymining: Should be required viewing for every male human everywhere. Tony Porter: A call to men | Video on TED.com Fantastic talk!

Dec 11th

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Dec 11th

Bill Clinton Backs Tax Deal: 'I Hope That My... →

Yeah? Well, screw you too.

Dec 11th

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Watching the tax cut filibuster

Senator Sanders just made me tear up. Damn.

Dec 10th

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Dec 10th

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Dec 10th

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Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani 'freed' after outcry... →

Apparently this isn’t a sure thing, but it’s a good sign!

Dec 9th

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Dec 9th

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Dec 9th

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Laugh or Cry?

You know when you don’t get a particular job, and you look at who they did hire, and can’t see how that person is in any way more qualified than you? Yeah, I hate that.

Dec 9th

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Dec 9th

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Dec 8th

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Watch

Olbermann’s Special Comment from tonight. ”[…] the easiest way to create jobs and keep jobs is to make sure that the unemployed continue to have money to spend. The unemployed, unlike the rich (whom this president has just bowed to), are in fact the job creators. They do not have investment portfolios to expand, they do not have vast savings into which to stuff the government...

Dec 8th

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