Author Archives: Thanos

Religious Politics and Secular Values Changed Louisiana

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Thanos

This is good overview of how the creationist groups work behind the scenes on anti-science and regressive social legislation. It’s not just evolution – it’s also gay marriage, climate change, stem cells, right to die, and other issues where religious … Continue reading →

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Late Evening Netflix Drop

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Thanos

I hate when I forget to put the movies out in the mailbox and have to run them to the post office.

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About Those Paper Yard Waste Bags & How Many You Can Put Out in Lenexa

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Thanos

When Kasey and I walk we often stop to talk to neighbors when we see them working in their yards. Usually the conversation revolves around the weather, dogs, or how badly the Chiefs are doing. However since the beginning of … Continue reading →

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Treed Squirrel

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Thanos

This gallery contains 2 photos.

Kasey treed this fellow in the Redbud, so I took the opportunity to get some photos.

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Why I’m Voting for President Obama

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Thanos

I’m voting for President Obama because I trust him to do the right thing, and even on the issues where we don’t agree I know that he will make his choices based on principles and what he sees as best … Continue reading →

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Why I’m Voting Against Mitt Romney

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Thanos

There are many reasons I’m voting Democrat this election but prime among them is that Mitt Romney has no core, no soul, no integrity. There are many words that you would never apply to him after his several years of … Continue reading →

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According to Mitt Romney it’s not Wall Street that America Needs to worry about – it’s Sesame Street.

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Thanos

It’s an entirely fair charge, in the last debate Mitt expressed a lot of concern over the PBS portion of the deficit, which amounts to .012 percent. President Obama talked about combating Welfare fraud,  which comprises billions in waste. Who … Continue reading →

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Why Obama Now

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Thanos

An animated short about the big choice in 2012’s presidential election – by Simpsons / Family Guy animator Lucas Gray – also available at http://whyobamanow.org/ via Why Obama Now – YouTube.

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Pseudo Ansell

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Thanos

Here’s what you can do to approximate an Ansel Adams photo with a modern DSLR — it’s only f.22 compared to some of his which were f.64 – but that was the smallest aperture I could get with the crappy kit … Continue reading →

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Orion

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Thanos

I took this an hour and half before sunrise today from my yard, it took quite a bit of fiddling about in photoshop to get the white balance and light levels correct. The thumbnail will look mostly black, so click … Continue reading →

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