A Knight in Dragonland

I’m now Blogging Forgottonia. Check it out!

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Andrew Wakefield, whose 1998 Lancet article set off a wave of anti-vaccine hysteria, “changed and misreported reported results in his research” according to a Sunday Times investigation. Put in simpler terms, Andrew Wakefield is a liar and a fraud.
The Lancet article was thoroughly unconvincing even if the data behind it was sound. A [...]

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Apparently my old theme was causin’ problems. Thus the new look.

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What Obama said to the Muslim world in his inaugural address, he could have just as well said to the Republican Party, “People will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy.”

Cenk Uygur, of the Young Turks, at HuffPo.
Like I’ve said before … G.O.P., it’s easy to sit back and fling poo, [...]

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59-0.
About freaking time!!!

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I’m glad my wife called Sunset Hills School this morning to see if the children would be watching the inauguration of President Barack Obama. The answer was no. They were going to talk about the inauguration, but the children would not be watching the event.
My children stayed home from school today. They’re [...]

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The eight year nightmare of incompetence is over, and we finally have an adult in the White House again.
Now the hard work begins.

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Jake Grys has his independence, and that is truly wonderful … but this is not the end of the story. Jake still has a severe form of osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bone disease. This charming little boy with the infectious smile will still break bones with painful frequency. No matter how safe [...]

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Watch the local special at 6 and the show itself at 7 on ABC tonight!

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I’ve come out of the closet. For the Monmouth Review-Atlas, interviewing me for an article in their “People to Know” section, and my new community, I felt I had to be honest about who I really am.
Most people had it figured out anyway, or at least suspected.
Yes … I’m a nerd.
Judge me harshly if [...]

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The Pekin Times ran an article today about the Facebook group promoting Frank Mackaman for governor of Illinois. I am a proud member.
Yeah, yeah … Pat Quinn gets the job if Blago gets canned. We know that. But what about Mackaman 2010???

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It’s been a crazy, crazy year – a see-saw of highs & lows. On a personal level …
Little Dragon #5.
Quit old job; started new job.
Trying to sell our current house … UGH.
Trying to find a new house that will fit us all!
And locally …
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition & the Grys family.
Death of Pekin Mayor [...]

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In my last post I stated that it would be great if Frank Mackaman was chosen as the next Mayor of Pekin.
Forget that!!! I mean, he’d be great as mayor again. However, there’s a much more important office for him to take on, assuming Blago gets his just desserts … governor of Illinois!
Mackaman [...]

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Hey, I still live here … on the weekends, at least.
So, from the Daily Times Weekend edition:
* CityLink now has hourly routes between Pekin & Peoria for only $1. Covenient & affordable public transportation … now there’s a novel concept! Kudos to the City of Pekin and CityLink for making this happen.
* The [...]

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Republicans need to quit this “guilt by association” nonsense brought on by the national focus on Blago and figure out what they stand FOR …
It’s not fiscal conservatism. They supported the most massive expansion of government since LBJ and ran our government by running up the national credit card.
It’s not social conservatism, family values [...]

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