It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie which is being systematically repeated. I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly. If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it.
Albert Einstein

Archive for July, 2007

American Atrocities Against Iraqi Civilians

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

The repulsive reality of war is always just below the surface of the palatable imagery provided by the media. The Nation (http://www.thenation.com/doc/20070730/hedges) has provided new in-depth testimony from veterans of the Iraq war about the reality on the ground, and the horrible things they witnessed. The original article is worth a read, but I’ll put several excerpts below.

It seems difficult for these men and women to fully appreciate the situation they’re in during deployment. Only when they return home, can they truly appreciate what it is that went on.

I need to write more

Sunday, July 15th, 2007

I need to write more.

I probably picked a rather poor time in my life to start a blog. I just finished up my college degree and now I’m working on doing freelance design work. Needless to say, my free time has been cut short, and that certainly puts writing a blog on the back burner.