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Entries from January 2006

Apollyon Appears-I:
Looking Back

January 24th, 2006 · 23 Comments

The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and the sun was given power to scorch people with fire. They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God … — Revelation 16:8,9 – The fear resonates: softly, quietly, as yet still an undercurrent, like trickling water barely perceptible, [...]

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Pan-Cosmic Mullings

January 21st, 2006 · 4 Comments

OK, this is a site worthy of browsing–especially if you want your higher consciousness expanded in ways you never imagined possible. What’s particularly frightening for me is the fact that it makes sense–which is doubtless a reflection on my own deeply disturbed psyche, detached from reality in ways I have yet to fathom. I stumbled [...]

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PSA Screening

January 18th, 2006 · 7 Comments

A recent article in the Archives of Internal Medicine about using the PSA (prostate specific antigen) for screening for prostate cancer has garnered the attention of some of the medical blogosphere, including Kevin, MD and MedPundit. The full article requires subscription, so I have not been able to read the whole thing, but the gist [...]

Tags: Best of: Medicine

Fishocrites

January 8th, 2006 · 15 Comments

This little nugget popped up several weeks ago, and got relatively little notice in the blogs — although OpinionJournal gave it a nod. In brief, our friends at the Washington State Democrats web site had this little gem for sale, a variation on the car magnet ribbons which say “Support the Troops”, “Hate Isn’t a [...]

Tags: Politics & Culture

Happy New Year

January 1st, 2006 · 6 Comments

A night photograph of the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge under construction, decked out in Christmas lights.

Tags: Series: The Two Towers