derek | Shared With: Everyone - Sep 23 2008 | france, america, bailout, funny
Quoted: Viewpoint: As Washington rushes to nationalize troubled parts of the economy, the inescapable reality is that we're all French now
- derek | Shared With: Everyone - May 30 2008 | reviews, movies, steroids, performance, america
This looks quite interesting.
Quoted: Bigger, Stronger, Faster* movie reviews, trailers - Check out Rotten Tomatoes Bigger, Stronger, Faster* clips, pictures, critic and user reviews, forums and the Tomatometer!
- derek | Shared With: Everyone - Aug 17 2007 | food, france, america, san francisco
Quoted: Pastry chef David Lebovitz, cookbook author of Room For Dessert and formerly of Alice Waters' Chez Panisse, cooks baked goods and desserts using chocolate and seasonal fruits. Desserts feature Belgian and Scharffenberger chocolate, fruits, berries and bakery items.
derek | Shared With: Everyone - Jan 14 2007 | height, health, america, economics
Interesting stuff -- not terribly surprising, though.
Quoted: Why Europeans are getting taller and taller—and Americans aren’t.
- derek | Shared With: Everyone - Jan 06 2007 | news, economics, capitalism, america, economy
Thought-provoking and depressing.
Quoted: In our winner-take-all casino economy, the middle class is getting royally screwed. A call to arms for populism, before it’s too late.
- derek | Shared With: Everyone - Jul 31 2006 | shopping, books, jon meacham, religion, america
Finished this book this morning -- it's a broad sweep of American history from a religious perspective, with the real goal being to bring clarity to the true intent of the founders in creating the separation of church and state.
It uses the founders' own words, for the most part, and grants some real perspective to an issue as prevalent today as it was then, and will be tomorrow. I strongly recommend this book if answers to any of the following questions interest you:
- Were the founders Christians?
- Is America a Christian nation?
- Is separation of church and state intended to protect the church, the state, or both?
- What is the difference between private and public religion?
- Why are references to "God" so common in American politics, despite the supposed "wall" between church and state?I certainly had some of these questions, and this book brought much clarity to the issue. Highly recommended.
- derek | Shared With: Everyone - Jul 05 2006 | news, america, lady liberty
$260,000 would feed a lot of homeless people. Or, giant statue.
Quoted: A Memphis church has built a giant replica of the Statue of Liberty, replacing the torch with a large gold cross.
- derek | Shared With: Everyone - Apr 25 2006 | prison, crime, america, statistics, blogs
Quoted: Seven tenths of a percent of America is behind bars.
- derek | Shared With: Everyone - Apr 18 2006 | america, christianity, the daily show, books
Quoted: Amazon.com: American Gospel : God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation: Books: Jon Meacham by Jon Meacham
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