Friday, January 15, 2010

Another Reason Not To Buy Bottled Water

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I was very interested to read in the Wall Street Journal awhile ago about how cavities are becoming more common in children's teeth. It...
Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Different Meanings of Water to Soldiers, Sailors

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Gen. Douglas MacArthur was many things, but one thing he was not was closed-minded. I'm reading American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880 ...
Monday, March 16, 2009

Was "Virginity" Over-rated?

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Why the preoccupation with virginity? I mean like in ancient Rome and Greece, with examples such as the Vestal Virgins and all. It occurred ...
Sunday, January 11, 2009

What Made Possession "Nine-Tenths of the Law"?

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Remember how it bugged you when your brother took something of yours and when you demanded he give it back he would tell you that "poss...
Monday, December 29, 2008

Who Knew Draco Was So Draconian

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Etymology is something I've always found highly interesting--or pretty dang interesting, if you will. Do you ever stop and wonder where ...
Monday, December 1, 2008

Don't Trouble Me With Legalities: the Susan B. Anthony Trial

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Susan B. Anthony was tried and convicted in 1872 because, as the court made a point to stipulate, "at that time she was a woman" a...
Tuesday, November 25, 2008

We Don't Need No Stinkin' Law to Let Us Vote: The Susan B. Anthony Trial

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The trial of Susan B. Anthony was peculiar from the start in that she was tried under a federal statute on an issue for which there was no f...