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Diversity Legal, Laws, and Regs

The Pledge

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I was extremely pleased and surprised to hear that an appellate court has ruled that reciting the Oath of Allegiance is unconstitutional because of the phrase “…under God”. Not everyone believes in a God, nor do all religions support the concept of taking an oath. In both cases, the daily oath makes […]

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Weblogging

Did someone say cats?

Recovered from the Wayback Machine.

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Just Shelley Technology

It was never about the guys

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Jonathon juxtaposed two quotes within a posting – a serious one from a woman questioning whether she would ever meet the man of her (overly perfect) dreams; and a rather humorous exchange between guys on IRC. In response to a comment attached to the posting, Jonathon also stated: An alternative […]

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Insects

Fireflies

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I arrived in St. Louis last night at dusk to be met with an apartment building surrounded by fireflies. That’s something you won’t see in San Francisco, and most other places that don’t have higher humidity. One can suffer higher temperature and humidity for a nightly show of fireflies. Still […]

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Travel

In St. Lou

Recovered from the Wayback machine. Just a quick note if anyone’s interested.