http://www.somethingcooley.com ...family updates, thoughts, musings, and brain drain from Cooleyland Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:39:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What? Now there are two words that shouldn't go together.  Technically they don't, but read on and you'll see what I mean. I shouldn't be, but somehow am still amazed that so many people think the government "loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life."  Liberals and moderates rail against ... http://www.somethingcooley.com/2011/02/17/virtuous-greed/ Well, after two months of up and down, in and out of the hospital and recovery facilities, my dear grandfather has passed.  I got the call from my dad last night at around 11:15.  In spite of knowing it would happen, in spite of expecting it when the phone rang, ... http://www.somethingcooley.com/2010/08/05/in-memoriam/ "People are free in proportion as the state protects them from others, and are oppressed in proportion as the state protects them from themselves" ~Thomas Szasz. I'm continually alarmed by people's opinions of what the State ought and ought not to do.  It seems to me that what truly ... http://www.somethingcooley.com/2010/08/02/physician-heal-thyself/ I happened across this link today and was reminded, once again, of the incredible ill-logic of the anti-raw milk, factory/confinement farming set.  I don't quite understand why it's so hard to understand that cows raised in unhealthy confinement, produce unhealthy milk.  Then this lady actually gives her son some of ... http://www.somethingcooley.com/2010/07/12/for-the-love-ofcows/ Ha!  Here is an interesting interview with a presidential historian that plugs Ron Paul as the new Thomas Jefferson.  The half-wit Fox News anchor obviously disagrees...and therefore obviously knows little to nothing about either Ron Paul or Thomas Jefferson in my ever-so-humble opinion... http://www.somethingcooley.com/2010/07/07/the-new-thomas-jefferson/ I am loving Roger Ebert's reviews more and more as we both get older...check out his review of the latest Twilight saga installment, Eclipse. http://www.somethingcooley.com/2010/07/06/ah-twilight/ Well, I'm going to try and borrow a chapter out of my good friend Garry's book on virtual communication and start posting my links, whining, and calling-to-arms on here instead of annoying everyone on Facebook.  This hopefully will allow a little more engagement from those that care and those that ... http://www.somethingcooley.com/2010/07/06/a-changing-of-the-guard/ I have meant to write another post dozens of times and obviously, it hasn't happened...until now...as it is, this post has been sitting in my saved items for days.  I am constantly trying to keep this site in mind so I can keep it updated and I constantly have ideas ... http://www.somethingcooley.com/2010/04/01/an-evolution-of-sorts/ "Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone." ~John Maynard Keynes This quote is disturbing on a few levels.  First, only Keynes would say "most wickedest"...unless he said it purposefully wrong, but then I would ... http://www.somethingcooley.com/2009/10/30/the-assault-on-capitalism/ I was noticing the date and realized it was time for my 3 month post!  I'd like to think I would keep up a little better with this site now, but I can't guarantee anything these days.  Regardless, I'll keep trying and maybe one of these days, it will become ... http://www.somethingcooley.com/2009/10/26/quirky-realities/