"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." I cherish the meaning of these words. With fervor and conviction, Martin Luther King spoke them at my junior high school in 1962. The converse of his wise statement is also true: life commences to have greater meaning, when we speak up about things that really matter. So let's call a spade a spade. I use the symbol because it requires patience and stamina to shovel a path through the debris that we encounter here in cyberspace and in the virtual world. A spade is a gardening tool; not a racial epithet. It has a sharper point than an ordinary shovel and it can penetrate the surface with greater ease. With spade in hand, I learn about the world around me, about you, and about myself. Sharing these treasures is the source of my greatest joys. I value freedom , despise censorship, and distrust government. I am a survivor, who dares not regret the past. I try never to forget life's one guarantee; the future's promise does not promise a future, and so today is all we have. Amidst the struggle for peace within and about, I try never to forget rule # 62: don't take yourself too seriously. My website showcases a gallery of original paintings, bonsais, editorials, short stories, humorous video clips, t-shirt designs, and posters. Welcome to Spadecaller's Corner.
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Money – The cost of mailing a letter goes up a penny to 42 cents Monday, the latest in what are expected to be annual price adjustments by the Postal Service.
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Voted for on May 12, 2008 11:26am
Politics – The second McCain aide in as many days has left the campaign over ties to a public relations firm that once represented the Burmese junta.
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Voted for on May 12, 2008 11:25am
Science – The human race will find life elsewhere in the universe as it pushes ahead with space exploration, astronauts back from the latest US space mission said. "If we push back boundaries far enough, I'm sure eventually we'll find something out there," said Mike Foreman, a mission specialist on the Endeavour, which returned to Earth in March
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Voted for on May 12, 2008 11:25am
Popular Videos – How does Hillary keep going? Uncle Jay explains everything with this week's News Word. Well, not everything! Nobody can explain the news completely, especially when Madonna is back in it. But it's Monday, so Uncle Jay tries his best again!
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Voted for on May 12, 2008 11:24am
Humor – THE ONION RADIO NEWS: With Doyle Redland reporting - A week-long attempt at solving the famous puzzle Rubik's Cube payed off today for local man Nelson Wendt when he ingeniously mastered the toy with a hammer.
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Voted for on May 12, 2008 11:24am
Politics – John McCain has recruited several members of "The Committee on the Present Danger" as foreign policy advisors, including former CIA head James Woolsey. Do Woolsey's viewpoints represent McCain's vision for America and the world?
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Voted for on May 12, 2008 11:23am
Television – Look at this Fox channel news flash closely. Do you see it?
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Voted for on May 12, 2008 11:22am
Sports – Cricket Buzz has come up with a list of 51 top cricket blogs on web to mark its 500th post. These blogs, listed in a random order, provide latest update, information and analysis on cricket.
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Voted for on May 12, 2008 11:22am
Music – I ended the week with the same song title so here's a start for this week. So many to choose but I particularly love the harmonic background vocals on this one.
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Voted for on May 11, 2008 11:03pm
Religion – "If Jesus were alive, he wouldn't necessarily be voting Republican," seminar student Tyler Braun said. "Christians are having trouble getting behind everything the Republicans stand for," said Michael Dudley. 15% of white evangelicals, 18-29, no longer identify with the GOP. Older evangelicals are also questioning their traditio
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Voted for on May 11, 2008 11:03pm
Politics – Republicans used the PA, IN, and NC primaries to register their unhappiness with McCain by voting for Ron Paul, Mike Huckabee, or Mitt Romney. In Penn, 27% opted for Huckabee or Paul; in N Carolina and Indiana, McCain opponents earned 23% of the vote. The Washington Times calculated that McCain had garnered no more than 45% of the Republican vote.
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(breitbart.com)
Voted for on May 11, 2008 10:37pm
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Do No Evil – I have been watching this series of interviews for a while now. The link/attached story is tonights installment. I found this one interesting. Some great thoughts on how the US should deal with other cultures.
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Voted for on May 11, 2008 08:39pm
Humor – Two parents take their son on a vacation and go to a nude beach. The father goes for a walk on the beach and the son goes and plays in the water. The son comes running up to his mom and says "Mommy, I saw ladies with....
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Voted for on May 11, 2008 08:39pm
Politics – What these people see on tv, versus what they are really thinking are two very different viewpoints. The fact is that this country still cannot shake the Civil War. They are not RED states, they are STILL GREY states.
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Voted for on May 11, 2008 08:38pm
Do No Evil – We are becoming a nation of non-competitive, politically correct losers.
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Voted for on May 11, 2008 08:38pm