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October 23, 2009
- News of Elizabeth Clare Prophet's death sent me tripping back two decades, to the summer of 1989, when the news media descended on Paradise Valley, Montana, to wait out the biggest religion non-story of all time–the end of the world.Let us pause for a moment of silence–to remember one prophet and prepare for 2012 and the next outbreak of doomsday fever. Prophet, the charismatic ...
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February 17, 2009
- Spring is in the air alright and confirmed by me spending at least two hours in the garden today turning over the soil and generally pottering around in old wellies and new gardening gloves, bright pink, cheery and fresh looking things though it didn't take long before they looked pretty wrecked from the soil and the digging I was getting into. It felt good to be out in nature, away from the ...
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January 28, 2009
- 1. Widespread use of chemical fertilizers is killing off dirt mites. Without dirt mites, nothing will grow.2. The bees are disappearing. Without the bees, nothing will grow.3. Antarctica is melting. When the icecap becomes liquid, Nevada will be beachfront.4. Iceland is bankrupt. Without wealthy, sexy Icelandic ravers, there will be no reason to include Reijkavik on your Eurail pass.5. The stock ...
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