The war in Iraq just now came close to my world. Last night I received news that Army Sgt. Timothy M. Smith, was killed in Iraq by an IED. This news comes after the recent milestone of 4,000 coalition casualties in Iraq. This was the first person that I knew personally that was killed in this war, or any war for that matter. It’s really making me evaluate life, death and war. My thoughts are with Timmy’s family.

http://tahoedailytribune.com/article/20080410/NEWS/666895657
Timmy - thank you for paying the ultimate price for my freedom.
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Feeling a bit confused lately, I decided to go where I know all of the answers reside, google. Google “love”. I know your curious about what the wise, all knowing goog has to say about the L word. I’ve summarized the SERPS for ya.
Top Google Search Results for Love
1) Love - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - A very lengthy article (as expected from Wikipedia) about love. Very ironic that the image up top is ‘The Kiss’ by Gustav Klimt. Wikipedia being the repository of all knowledge on the web, has got to be a good place to start. It is a very complete reference, outlining the biological, psychological and sociological explanations of love. But, alas, no magic bullet for me.
2)The Love Calculator - a super cheezy little tool. How this ranks #2 for Love on Google is way beyond my comprehension.
3)Love - Cirque du Soleil show in Vegas, the one with the Beatles soundtrack. I’ve been wanting to see this show.
I went through the first 3 results, didn’t find anything, and carried on, in my confused state. I did find a quote in the wiki article that hit me… “Studies have shown that brain scans of those infatuated by love display a resemblance to those with a mental illness”…. or is it a statement? Damn. Thats some scary shat.
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According to Wikipedia, migraine headaches are “severe or moderate headache (which is often one-sided and pulsating) lasting from four to 72 hours,[5] accompanied by gastrointestinal upsets, such as nausea and vomiting, and a heightened sensitivity to bright lights and noise.”
People who suffer from this very painful type of headache, may have a new option for treatment. Ok, not so new treatment. I was able to find numerous articles on the Internet, explaining how sex can cure the common migraine headache. The articles almost all cite the serotonin releasing activity as a possible remedy. I was able to find a academic study done at the University of Indiana, that has scientific evidence that sex can stop a migraine.
Read more…
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Long haired apartheid. Discrimination has existed throughout history and is quite well documented, but today I found a little gem of history that sheds some light on a somewhat unknown type. Did you know that until the late 60’s, men with long hair were excluded from enjoying the pleasure of Disneyland? This blew my mind, man.
http://www.snopes.com/disney/parks/longhair.asp
Note to Don: Find more references to Hippie Discrimination
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