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What comes ’round!
By Steve on December 30, 2009
In November 1999, as we were getting ready to leave Hong Kong for good, a number of friends mentioned that it was a shame that I was leaving just a few months away from obtaining…
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America: Sometimes you gotta be proud!
By Steve on December 10, 2009
Living in a country run by a very authoritarian government can, at times, makes me appreciate some of the things America and the West actually does right. On Monday I was watching This Week with…
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High Priests of Science
By Steve on December 4, 2009
This week a computer was hacked at a scientific lab in England; a lab which is a more respected institution studying the effects of climate change. The break in involved the stealing of a number…
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Water on the Moon
By Steve on November 16, 2009
One of the most incredible scientific discoveries in my lifetime occurred this week. There is water on the moon! Recently, NASA plummeted a capsule into the moon’s surface at 3500 miles an hour to create…
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I See Four Lights!!!
By Steve on November 8, 2009
In George Orwell’s 1984, the protagonist, Winston Smith, is captured and tortured by the State towards the end of the story. As part of his re-education he is shown 4 lights and is asked how…
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Tuesday’s Election Recap
By Steve on November 6, 2009
“The rumors of my demise are greatly exaggerated” said a witty Mark Twain more than a century ago. Perhaps the same could be said of the Republican Party. Last night’s GOP victories for the Governorships…
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Where are you Bill Buckley?
By Steve on October 26, 2009
I was watching the Daily Show with Jon Stewart the other day and, in between laughs, was forced, when confronted with witty and intelligent liberal satire, to bemoan the sad state of affairs when it…
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Top 10 Guy Flicks
By Steve on October 18, 2009
Time to take a break from politics & theology and blog about other important things…like movies. I was watching Dirty Harry this week and started musing about my top 10 “Guy Flicks” (I’m hopelessly addicted…
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Hong Kong: Its Official!
By Steve on October 16, 2009
Well, its really official now! In about 9 weeks we will leave China for Hong Kong to take up a new position as Head of Christian Education at Yew Chung International School. In affect we…
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Colorado Rockies: What a Season!
By Steve on October 14, 2009
The Colorado Rockies ended their 2009 season with a heartbreaking 5-4 loss to the Philidelphia Phillies in the National League Division Series. Both their losses on Monday & Tuesday (yes, I know it was Sunday…