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As I mentioned in "Brains Rewired? Part One," perhaps something more insidious than depleting our memories is going on as we become more dependent upon and more involved with the technology of the Information Age.
From this book review of Todd Oppenheimer's The Flickering Mind, published in 2003:
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Quote Of The Day
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Two quotes, actually (hat tip to Mike's America):
The president does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation. — Senator Barack Obama, December 20 2007
America has an important strategic interest in preventing Qaddafi from overrunning those who oppose him. A massacre would have driven thousands of additional refugees across Libya’s borders, putting enormous strains on the peaceful –- yet fragile -– transitions in Egypt and Tunisia. — President Barack Obama, March 28, 2011
The Obama Doctrine trumping the United States Constitution?
Two quotes, actually (hat tip to Mike's America):
The president does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation. — Senator Barack Obama, December 20 2007
America has an important strategic interest in preventing Qaddafi from overrunning those who oppose him. A massacre would have driven thousands of additional refugees across Libya’s borders, putting enormous strains on the peaceful –- yet fragile -– transitions in Egypt and Tunisia. — President Barack Obama, March 28, 2011
The Obama Doctrine trumping the United States Constitution?
Today's Recommended Reading
See We Have a Moral Obligation to Enforce Our Constitution over at Conservative Hideout 2.0. Particularly of interest after Obama's speech last night.
This Week On The Gathering Storm
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Listen to The Gathering Storm Radio Show, hosted by WC and Always On Watch. The show broadcasts live every Friday beginning at noon, Pacific Time, for 30 minutes.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Brains Rewired? Part One
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For decades now, education experts have disparaged rote memory. Now, of course, we educators emphasize critical thinking skills. How critical thinking can occur without knowledge of the salient facts escapes me. But that argument is an argument for a different day.
For the purposes of this post, let us consider what is happening to both our culture and our gray matter by neglecting to use our memory cells.
From this book review in the Washington Post:
For decades now, education experts have disparaged rote memory. Now, of course, we educators emphasize critical thinking skills. How critical thinking can occur without knowledge of the salient facts escapes me. But that argument is an argument for a different day.
For the purposes of this post, let us consider what is happening to both our culture and our gray matter by neglecting to use our memory cells.
From this book review in the Washington Post:
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Musical Interlude
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In honor of spring (hat tip to Leslie), even though we're going through a last blast of winter here in the D.C. area this weekend, and never mind the final words on the videotape:
I have a yellow tiger kitty, so I admit that this video touched my heart in a special way.
In honor of spring (hat tip to Leslie), even though we're going through a last blast of winter here in the D.C. area this weekend, and never mind the final words on the videotape:
I have a yellow tiger kitty, so I admit that this video touched my heart in a special way.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Today's Recommended Reading
See VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE celebrates the Islamic invasion of Spain at Bare Naked Islam. Revisionist history on the state taxpayers' dime!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
The Inconvenient Reality
The facts about the Muslim Brotherhood (hat tip to Creeping Sharia):
The West likes to pretend that such facts don't matter. Of course, day will come when such pretense collapses in the face of reality.
The West likes to pretend that such facts don't matter. Of course, day will come when such pretense collapses in the face of reality.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
This Week On The Gathering Storm
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Listen to The Gathering Storm Radio Show, hosted by WC and Always On Watch. The show broadcasts live every Friday beginning at noon, Pacific Time, for 30 minutes.
Listen to The Gathering Storm Radio Show, hosted by WC and Always On Watch. The show broadcasts live every Friday beginning at noon, Pacific Time, for 30 minutes.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Today's Recommended Reading
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See Obama’s Libyan Adventure: What’s In It For Him? at Bob Mack's site Be Sure You're RIGHT, Then Go Ahead. Excerpt below the fold:
See Obama’s Libyan Adventure: What’s In It For Him? at Bob Mack's site Be Sure You're RIGHT, Then Go Ahead. Excerpt below the fold:
Monday, March 21, 2011
Today's Recommended Reading
(Two posts today. Please scroll down)
See The Inconsistent Foreign Policy of Barack Obama over at Political Yen/Yang, LA Sunsett's blog.
See The Inconsistent Foreign Policy of Barack Obama over at Political Yen/Yang, LA Sunsett's blog.
Islam And Slavery
This month, a UK British Muslim woman named Saaeda Khan was convicted of trafficking a Tanzanian woman to use as a household slave. Saaeda Khan was a former hospital director in London.
Let's review some facts about Islam and slavery:
Back in the Stone Age, when I was in school, we studied a bit about this in world history.
Schools will not present this material now.
At one time, however, the information was common knowledge. From goodreads.com:
Let's review some facts about Islam and slavery:
Back in the Stone Age, when I was in school, we studied a bit about this in world history.
Schools will not present this material now.
At one time, however, the information was common knowledge. From goodreads.com:
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Purrfection
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Twelve-year-old Smokey lives in Northampton, England, and may set a record for the decibel level of her purring sounds:
Read more about Smokey HERE.
Our cat Cameo has a motor, but not nearly as loud as Smokey's. Cameo did come to intruder-alert status when she heard the soundtrack of the above video. LOL.
Twelve-year-old Smokey lives in Northampton, England, and may set a record for the decibel level of her purring sounds:
Read more about Smokey HERE.
Our cat Cameo has a motor, but not nearly as loud as Smokey's. Cameo did come to intruder-alert status when she heard the soundtrack of the above video. LOL.
Weekend Political Cartoon
No explanation necessary (Click directly on the image to enlarge it):
And if demands are not met, threaten those standing in the way, and the media will remain silent! See THIS at the Huffington Post.
And if demands are not met, threaten those standing in the way, and the media will remain silent! See THIS at the Huffington Post.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Video: The End of the Beginning
If you're interested in history, you won't want to miss the following video about the three meta-changes in world history (hat tip to No One of Any Import):
Today's Recommended Reading
See President Obama: The Weakest President in History? at the UK Express. Unflattering to Obama, to say the least.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Happy St. Patrick's Day
I am neither Catholic nor Irish, so my family doesn't celebrate St. Paddy's very much.
In fact, the only memory I have of this holiday comes from some thirty years ago, when I bowled sixteen gutter-balls in a row. Sixteen! I wonder if that dismal performance is some kind of record. The spectators, so to speak, were guzzling green beer and cheering me on. My seventeenth turn yielded a strike! To this day, every time St. Patrick's Day rolls around, I get teased about that evening at the bowling alley.
Now, some facts about the actual St. Patrick:
In fact, the only memory I have of this holiday comes from some thirty years ago, when I bowled sixteen gutter-balls in a row. Sixteen! I wonder if that dismal performance is some kind of record. The spectators, so to speak, were guzzling green beer and cheering me on. My seventeenth turn yielded a strike! To this day, every time St. Patrick's Day rolls around, I get teased about that evening at the bowling alley.
Now, some facts about the actual St. Patrick:
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
This Week On The Gathering Storm
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Listen to The Gathering Storm Radio Show, hosted by WC and Always On Watch. The show broadcasts live every Friday beginning at noon, Pacific Time, for 30 minutes.
Listen to The Gathering Storm Radio Show, hosted by WC and Always On Watch. The show broadcasts live every Friday beginning at noon, Pacific Time, for 30 minutes.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Today's Recommended Reading
See When Social Media Backfire at Right Klik. A wave of discontent among the Democratic Party's citizenry?
Monday, March 14, 2011
The Foreign Aid We Dish Out
From Reaganite Republican's post "US Taxpayer-Funded Foreign Aid Received by 150/192 Countries in the World!":
Look at the map again (Click directly on the image to enlarge it):
Look at the map again (Click directly on the image to enlarge it):
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Nuclear Fallout Map
If the nuclear reactors in Japan melt down and release radiation, consider the map below:
Musical Interlude
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NOT performed on the instrument for which the piece was composed (with thanks to Warren, who emailed me the link to the amazing video below). If you must have politics, please scroll down)
NOT performed on the instrument for which the piece was composed (with thanks to Warren, who emailed me the link to the amazing video below). If you must have politics, please scroll down)
Saturday, March 12, 2011
This Is Too Much!
Chris Matthews shills for Obama during coverage of the devastating earthquake in Japan, the resulting tsunami, and possibly a pending nuclear disaster (hat tip to Infidel Bloggers Alliance):
Friday, March 11, 2011
Who Wrote Obama's Books?
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Today's Recommended Reading
See Giving Proper Credit at Social Sense. Mustang debunks some often-touted Arab/Islamic contributions to modern civilization.
Quote Of The Day
From Creeping Sharia:
We’ve been assured over the years that no one in the U.S. wanted Islamic sharia law. Not Muslims and certainly not non-Muslims. Yet with each proposal to prevent sharia law from being used in U.S. courts, the pro-sharia contingent of Muslims – starting with terror-linked CAIR, and non-Muslims – primarily media outlets, continues to grow.
Read the entire post "Florida, Alabama, Missouri propose bills to prevent sharia law in U.S. courts."
We’ve been assured over the years that no one in the U.S. wanted Islamic sharia law. Not Muslims and certainly not non-Muslims. Yet with each proposal to prevent sharia law from being used in U.S. courts, the pro-sharia contingent of Muslims – starting with terror-linked CAIR, and non-Muslims – primarily media outlets, continues to grow.
Read the entire post "Florida, Alabama, Missouri propose bills to prevent sharia law in U.S. courts."
This Week On The Gathering Storm
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Listen to The Gathering Storm Radio Show, hosted by WC and Always On Watch. The show broadcasts live every Friday beginning at noon, Pacific Time, for 30 minutes.
Listen to The Gathering Storm Radio Show, hosted by WC and Always On Watch. The show broadcasts live every Friday beginning at noon, Pacific Time, for 30 minutes.
Monday, March 7, 2011
The Essence of Marxism
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"Why do you have a right to your money?" Video:
"Why do you have a right to your money?" Video:
The New Islamic Revolution
Hat tip to The Pagan Temple for the following video, which comes from the front page of the web site Shariah 4 America: A Call for Revolution:
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Weekend Political Cartoon
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Spotted at Political Realities, LD Jackson's site (Click directly on the image to enlarge it):
Excerpt from the opinion essay written by LD Jackson:
Spotted at Political Realities, LD Jackson's site (Click directly on the image to enlarge it):
Excerpt from the opinion essay written by LD Jackson:
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Today's Recommended Reading
See ATF Provides Guns to Mexican Cartels at Social Sense. Take a deep breath first so that your head doesn't explode.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Infidel Women Must Cover Up During Ramadan?
From special swimming sessions for Muslimas to all women must cover up! That's the push now in Australia, so as not to offend Muslims during their so-called holy season (hat tip to Bunkerville):
Today's Recommended Reading
See Colorado: Saudi Muslim who enslaved housekeeper for 4 years has sentence reduced at Creeping Sharia. More special treatment for the practitioners of the religion of pieces.
This Week On The Gathering Storm
(This post is a weekly announcement. Please scroll down for other material)
Listen to The Gathering Storm Radio Show, hosted by WC and Always On Watch. The show broadcasts live every Friday beginning at noon, Pacific Time, for 30 minutes.
Listen to The Gathering Storm Radio Show, hosted by WC and Always On Watch. The show broadcasts live every Friday beginning at noon, Pacific Time, for 30 minutes.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
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