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About Jorge Costales

- Cuban Exile [veni] - Raised in Miami [vidi] - American Citizen [vici]

Die iPhone Scum — Palm Pre is Here!

Order is finally about to be restored throughout the galaxies. Palm is on the verge of returning to its rightful place of dominance in the PDA [Palm Dumps on Apple] world. Palm Pre’scharacteristics: Much smaller than the iPhone, but the … Continue reading

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Abortion Opposition, Solely on Theology?

Does the pro-life position rest exclusively on private (and thus inherently undebatable) religious intuitions? Catholic writer, George Weigel, whose works includes a biography of John Paul II, makes the case in a Newsweek column back in August 2008, that the … Continue reading

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Who’s fooled by $19.99 instead of $20?

Answer: Apparently we are. An excerpt from the article in Scientific American: There were three scenarios involving different retail prices: one group of buyers was given a price of $5,000, another was given a price of $4,988, and the third … Continue reading

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A Great Day to Citizen Watch and Listen

I took some surefire ideological neutralizing medication yesterday for lunch. I first tried the drug treatment back in November, with great effects. It involves meeting people–regular people, not the type of people who inhabit cable political shows which even mild-mannered … Continue reading

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For those about to govern, we salute you

With a tip of a non-Che beret to AC/DC, my sentiments towards the Obama Administration here at the inception is the following; For those about to govern [imperito], we salute you [te salutant] I pray for Obama’s success. Because if … Continue reading

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Today’s Historic Event — Wichi

A welcome, but unpaid, friend of the blogger, but not necessarily the blog, Wichi, gives us his take on Obama’s inauguration: I am always moved by this day. To see the greatest, most powerful Nation on Earth performing a smooth, … Continue reading

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President Obama’s Inaugural Address

My favorite parts of Obama’s Inaugural Address: In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has … Continue reading

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Joseph Biden’s Nightmare Angle

VP Biden also promises to plug away on day 1

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History and the Responsibility of Faith

While it is frequently misused, the wealth of information and inspiration available on the web is amazing. For Catholics especially, sites like those maintained by EWTN have something for all levels of interest. There was a powerful homily this past … Continue reading

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Samuelson [Wade] vs. Krugman [Kobe]

Robert Samuelson is a top economist who gets a wide audience, mostly due to his Newsweek column. I find him to be the most consistently politically-neutral economist around, think of him as the Dwyane Wade of economists; talented, hard-working and … Continue reading

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