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abuddhisttraveler

abuddhisttraveler
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Austin, Texas,
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I've been going to sea as an Engineer for over 30 years and have been around the world more times than I can count. I've been inside of Scott's hut in Antarctica and been to bar-b-ques above the Arctic Circle. I love to write, read, and sit in cafes with my wife drinking Malbec and I aspire to a time and place where I can do all three.

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JANUARY 21, 2012 9:30AM

Media & Journalism Are Not Synonymous...

Media bashing is a strong predilection of many.  I often argue against such bashing because I see an inclination to bash anything and everything simply because a differing position is proffered.   But I have found that arguing against the general bashing of the media is difficult given…

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JANUARY 16, 2012 10:05PM

Votor Fraud and Naked Emperors

Ernest Hemingway's statement that good writing requires the writer to have a 'built-in automatic crap detector', is a fundamental principle which can be applied with equal accuracy to any action or endeavor, especially political discourse.  While there have been any number of things from varying…

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JANUARY 12, 2012 10:57AM

Miracles, Christians And An Individual's Faith

I recently came across a video clip of Rick Santorum where he, in speaking against gay marriage, used the analogy that a glass of water is a glass of water and calling it a glass of beer, does not make it a beer.  The point he was trying to make was…

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DECEMBER 22, 2010 10:23PM

Wikileaks Equals Terrorism Like McCarthyism Equals Justice

Let's keep in mind that nothing Wikileaks has published from this trove of cables they obtained, was not first published by mainstream media outlets.  NOTHING!

A couple of weeks ago, I posted a brief comment on my Facebook page regarding a 'shared' Glenn Greenwald column about the hue and cry ove…

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FEBRUARY 21, 2010 6:13PM

The Defense of Marriage Act: Defending Marriage from....

The Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA): Defending marriage from... what? The same political forces that gave us the Defense Of Marriage Act also attempted to amend the U.S. Constitution to "defend traditional marriage". During Senate hearings on the proposed Constitutional amendment, Senator…

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NOVEMBER 15, 2009 11:51PM

Sarah Palin and Flying Donkeys

I have a good many friends who are deeply religious, decidedly Republican, and totally enamored of Sarah Palin.

On the first score, I can respect anyone's religious beliefs (or none). While I might think they are crazy for believing as they do, I am comforted and humbled in the knowledge that…

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OCTOBER 25, 2009 9:37PM

When A News Outlet Is Not

Recently there has been much brouhaha regarding the Obama Administration not regarding Fox News as a news outlet. In much of the discussion from both/all sides of the issue, there seems to be an 800 lb. gorilla in the room about which few are talking. There is nothing wrong…

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