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I think it's pretentious to create art just for the sake of stroking the artists ego.
--Lou Reed
Yesterday it rained all morning and into the afternoon out here in the scrub east of Tucson. Eva was plenty pissed off about not being able to get outside to run laps around the pool and chase away the wild critters that presumed to invade her territory. So she napped in the front parlor... napped a lot.
RAINY DAY EAST OF TUCSON - December 4, 2014
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Stephen William Hawking is an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge.
Stephan Hawking has stated that God does not need to exist.
God does not exist video
What does exist is a pretty darn god website titled:
God Does Not Exist
Below is the opening on the home page:
Welcome.
If there were no journalists and national press to investigate politicians then they would get away with even more crimes than they currently do and government would be filled with even more sleaze and corruption than currently exists. Similarly, if atheists were not proactive then theists would get away with even more delusional beliefs and rational crimes than they currently do. It is insufficient for atheists to simply sit back and ignore the theists and hope they'll go away. History shows that they will keep beating their religion drums until the end of time, irrespective of what philosophical or experimental evidence is put before them.
As I said, this is a pretty darned good website... for those who have a working brain, and are not afraid to use it.
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Did You Know . . .?
Benjamin Franklin wrote a scientific essay about farts. Because he thought European academic societies were pretentious, he responded to a call for scientific papers with his essay, “Fart Proudly,” which suggested research be done to improve the odor of human flatulence.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fart_Proudly
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HISTORICAL EVENT
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WORD FOR TODAY
pejorative [puh-JOR-uh-tihv]
adjective
1. Tending to make or become worse.
2. Disparaging; belittling.
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CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
((Dec 5, 1901 – Dec 15, 1966)
Walt Disney was an American business magnate, cartoonist, and filmmaker. As a prominent figure within the American animation industry and throughout the world, he is regarded as a cultural icon, known for his influence and contributions to entertainment during the 20th century. As a Hollywood business mogul, he and his brother Roy O. Disney co-founded The Walt Disney Company.
(born December 5, 1975)
Paula Patton is an American actress, who has appeared in such films as Idlewild, Déjà Vu, Mirrors, Swing Vote, Precious, Just Wright, Jumping the Broom, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Baggage Claim, and 2 Guns.
(born December 5, 1985)
Frankie Muniz is an American actor, musician, writer, producer, and racing driver. He is known primarily as the star of the FOX television family sitcom Malcolm in the Middle.
(born December 5, 1932)
Little Richard (born Richard Wayne Penniman) is an American recording artist, songwriter, and musician.
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When I was growing up, I was the most pretentious person I have ever met. I only read obscure books and watched obscure movies and only listened to obscure music.
--Richard Melville Hall
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