tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066289Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:37:29 +0000http://www.PaulWilczynski.com/noreply@blogger.com (Paul Wilczynski)Blogger1015125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066289.post-7767162575846464588Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +00002008-06-30T08:01:47.496-04:00Here's Bill Sinkford, president of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations, speaking at General Assembly in Florida this year ... http://www.PaulWilczynski.com/2008/06/bill-sinkford-valuing-all-families.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Wilczynski)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066289.post-8224948571824562634Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:49:00 +00002008-06-15T09:50:13.116-04:00http://www.PaulWilczynski.com/2008/06/why-im-voting-republican.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Wilczynski)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066289.post-1089757281027496506Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:52:00 +00002008-06-04T14:54:38.515-04:00Ever wonder what being (almost literally) joined at the hip with your partner is like? Watch this video (which may take several seconds to load). http://www.PaulWilczynski.com/2008/06/being-joined-at-hip.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Wilczynski)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066289.post-939418925956920324Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:03:00 +00002008-06-03T12:04:26.209-04:00New Wearable Feedbags Let Americans Eat More, Move Lesshttp://www.PaulWilczynski.com/2008/06/yum-brands-makes-eating-easier.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Wilczynski)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066289.post-8786381059758274838Mon, 26 May 2008 11:28:00 +00002008-05-26T07:28:50.019-04:00I can't help it. So throw stones at me ... http://www.PaulWilczynski.com/2008/05/renaldo-lapuz.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Wilczynski)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066289.post-4344254866302619972Sun, 18 May 2008 11:53:00 +00002008-05-18T08:00:28.877-04:00My sister is a big couponer. She tells me that she gets lots of stuff practically for free (or at sizable discounts) by carefully tracking coupons. The source of most of her information is a web site called RefundCents. If you're interested in saving some money and have a bit of time to invest in doing so, you might check it out.http://www.PaulWilczynski.com/2008/05/refundcents.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Wilczynski)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066289.post-4098255894836821899Tue, 06 May 2008 14:49:00 +00002008-05-06T10:49:32.835-04:00http://www.PaulWilczynski.com/2008/05/empire-strikes-barack.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Wilczynski)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066289.post-3850985534369289306Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:11:00 +00002008-04-22T19:13:34.127-04:00Broadcast April 21, 2008 http://www.PaulWilczynski.com/2008/04/barack-obama-on-daily-show-with-jon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Wilczynski)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066289.post-2318671816006340290Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:08:00 +00002008-04-21T10:45:02.077-04:00The Rockridge Institute, a small California organization with which George Lakoff (author of a number of books on framing language from a progressive perspective) is associated, is closing up as of April 30, 2008. It's really too bad. They took on a massive task and did what they could given their limited resources. The Rockridge Institute was formed to address a set of challenges: The http://www.PaulWilczynski.com/2008/04/rockridge-institute-comes-to-end.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Wilczynski)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066289.post-4435842743748801227Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:27:00 +00002008-04-17T14:33:06.859-04:00Some people believe that a marriage/relationship between two heterosexual people is good, and that a relationship between two gay individuals is bad. Other people (many Unitarian Universalists among them) believe that a marriage/relationship which is kind, loving, and caring is good, and that a relationship where one partner physically or psychologically injures the other is bad. Perhaps that'shttp://www.PaulWilczynski.com/2008/04/different-ways-of-looking-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Wilczynski)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066289.post-5068665469860676191Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:12:00 +00002008-04-13T16:12:25.804-04:00http://www.PaulWilczynski.com/2008/04/unitarian-universalism-open-source.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Wilczynski)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066289.post-4664867650552888415Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:02:00 +00002008-04-13T16:03:50.939-04:00A video about Unitarian Universalism ... http://www.PaulWilczynski.com/2008/04/video-formerly-known-as-youre-uni-what.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Wilczynski)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066289.post-5400408009377701457Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:18:00 +00002008-04-02T16:19:12.844-04:00If you think the people on American Idol have talent, see what Simon thinks of this 6 year old: Amazing SIX-Year-Old Singer - The best bloopers are a click awayhttp://www.PaulWilczynski.com/2008/04/6-year-old-singer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Wilczynski)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066289.post-4071292438993848001Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:41:00 +00002008-04-03T09:22:14.684-04:00About 3 years ago, my wife and I visited South Carolina and spent a couple of days in Charleston. We found it to be an incredibly charming city, with housing prices (in some of the 'burbs) significantly lower that in the Boston area. Because of things going on with my employer's IT organization, I wasn't feeling very confidant of my long term future, and we mused that it would be a good place http://www.PaulWilczynski.com/2008/04/moving-to-charleston-sc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Wilczynski)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066289.post-1017227049263238379Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:30:00 +00002008-03-26T12:34:16.754-04:00Wikinews says ... Wikinews has obtained 'Operating Thetan' (OT) documents of the Church of Scientology which were leaked via Wikileaks. Although some portions of the manual have been leaked previously, this is believed to be the first time the full unedited version has been leaked. It includes a description of 8 Operating Thetan levels, including The final level, 'OT8', you are to "have full http://www.PaulWilczynski.com/2008/03/wikinews-church-of-scientologys.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Wilczynski)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066289.post-7387314074439245337Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:04:00 +00002008-03-12T20:06:18.105-04:00Watch the film to see one person's idea: http://www.PaulWilczynski.com/2008/03/how-was-stonehenge-built.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Wilczynski)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066289.post-7901543327922298670Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:27:00 +00002008-03-05T12:31:02.471-05:00In the "Is nothing sacred" category, this press release: Gallagher Group International, LLC, in partnership with its affiliated company member HMA Ventures, a full service marketing and communications firm specializing in multicultural communications, was selected as licensing agent for images of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico's patron saint, to be sold in the United States. Portions of the http://www.PaulWilczynski.com/2008/03/license-your-virgin-of-guadalupe-images.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Wilczynski)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066289.post-5623636787026754836Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:31:00 +00002008-03-03T09:32:13.843-05:00I just saw a movie called Jesus Camp. If you haven't seen it, check it out. It's incredibly scary.http://www.PaulWilczynski.com/2008/03/jesus-camp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Wilczynski)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066289.post-2613280448890972724Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:16:00 +00002008-02-28T11:20:17.192-05:00A recent edition of the New Yorker has a short article on the current trend to write six word memoirs. I've also heard it referred to as six-word stories. As an example, it's said that Hemingway wrote this: "For sale: baby shoes, never worn". Here's one memoir of mine: "Did computers. Lost job, new life."http://www.PaulWilczynski.com/2008/02/six-word-memoirs-or-stories.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Wilczynski)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066289.post-3682114349849488230Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:38:00 +00002008-02-28T10:44:43.107-05:00The United Church of Christ website reports ... The Internal Revenue Service has notified the United Church of Christ's national offices in Cleveland, Ohio, that the IRS has opened an investigation into U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's address at the UCC's 2007 General Synod as the church engaging in "political activities." In the IRS letter dated Feb. 20, the IRS said it was initiating a church tax http://www.PaulWilczynski.com/2008/02/irs-targets-ucc-for-obama-appearance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Wilczynski)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066289.post-1520598688859322325Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:52:00 +00002008-02-07T07:55:10.030-05:00Here's what the "official" Stephen Colbert thinks about Unitarians. A tip of the hat to Chalice Circlehttp://www.PaulWilczynski.com/2008/02/stephen-colbert-on-unitarians.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Wilczynski)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066289.post-6312965456715845252Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:52:00 +00002008-01-31T09:54:47.068-05:00George Lakoff, in a blog post called What Counts as an "Issue" In the Clinton-Obama Race? talks about the major issues dividing Democrats: First, triangulation: moving to the right -- adopting right-wing positions -- to get more votes. Bill Clinton did it and Hillary believes in it. It is what she means by "bipartisanship." Obama means the opposite by "bipartisanship." To Obama, it is a http://www.PaulWilczynski.com/2008/01/lakoff-what-counts-as-issue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Wilczynski)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066289.post-4661197555088704170Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:37:00 +00002008-01-21T19:51:18.886-05:00If you have kids between kindergarten and 8th grade, know someone with kids between kindergarten and 8th grade, or sometimes like to act like a kid, you should definitely check out ProfessorGarfield.org. Its description: The Professor Garfield Foundation learning portal is a fun interactive online environment where children can safely explore, learn and creatively express themselves. The http://www.PaulWilczynski.com/2008/01/professor-garfield.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Wilczynski)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066289.post-3509120325383734522Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:23:00 +00002008-01-09T07:27:19.508-05:00I'm a big fan of a giver-of-advance on Salon.com named Cary Tennis. A recent column is entitled Our new friend is a racist -- should we dump him?. If your gut reaction to that question is anywhere close to "of course!", you might want to read the column.http://www.PaulWilczynski.com/2008/01/cary-tennis-our-new-friend-is-racist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Wilczynski)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066289.post-1342255944302287297Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:46:00 +00002007-12-27T14:49:23.293-05:00According to CNN World, Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests attacked each other with brooms and stones inside the Church of the Nativity as long-standing rivalries erupted in violence during holiday cleaning on Thursday [Dec 27, 2007]. ... http://www.PaulWilczynski.com/2007/12/being-clean-together-means-being-mean.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Wilczynski)