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Month: December 2009

BlueKennel Declares It’s First Official Consumer Boycott!

  • Culture
December 31, 2009June 7, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

I had heard about all this before, but this explanation [link to Rohrlich] by Justin Rohrlich on the evils of corn (maize, for non-North Americans) based ethanol as opposed to sugar based ethanol explains not only the situation, but the […]

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Death Penalty is Considered a Boon

  • California
December 27, 2009July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

If you’re going to state prison, and want posh accommodations safe from murder and rape by other inmates, make sure you commit a capital crime! You’ll get to enjoy the luxury for quite a while. Related: LA Times: Death penalty […]

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Happy Holidays and What They Really Are

  • Religion
December 22, 2009December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

The so-called Christmas holidays are really a rather complex thing – they are three different holidays happening simultaneously. WINTER SOLSTICE.  This is certainly the first and oldest of the reasons to celebrate at this time of the year.  Of course, […]

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Aesthetics and “Property Values” Even Dethrone Technology

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December 20, 2009June 7, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Aesthetics and “property values” even dethrone technology, one of the American gods! Related: LA Times: Court says cities have the right to bar telecommunications towers

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A Water Conservation Tip

  • Culture
December 18, 2009June 8, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

While we’re on water conservation, unofficial San Diego laureate Jason Mraz has some advice for us. Maybe Levi’s saw this, because Details magazine has a Levi”s ad with a guy peeing in a field. I will spare you that picture. […]

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Creeping Lutheranism?

  • Religion
December 14, 2009March 31, 2020
Author: Howard Ahmanson

I have no interest in making my non-believing readers feel uncomfortable, but I did reserve a Theology category in this blog. And you may not understand everything I write about theology, but I hope you find it entertaining. My wife, […]

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Lights in the Store Window

  • Miscellaneous
December 13, 2009December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

The lights in the store window look white, unfortunately, in this picture.  But they are actually a sort of light blue.  I know from being there at this time of year that the British love these light blue Christmas lights […]

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How sweet is life when you live next to a celebrity in Malibu?

  • Culture
December 11, 2009July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

How sweet is life when you live next to a celebrity in Malibu?  Outside Bob Dylan’s house, the answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind.  That’s what some of the singer-songwriter’s neighbors are claiming in an increasingly onerous dispute… […]

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New York is a Very Strange Place

  • Politics
December 2, 2009July 3, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Last week I had the pleasure of being in New York City for some events associated with the Museum of Biblical Art (MOBIA). New York City has plenty of waterfront; most of it is on islands, and it occupies the […]

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I was saddened to learn about the death last summer of the Evangelical Christian activist and author Ron Sider (1939–2022). I’ve always found his ideas thought-provoking and have agreed with him in somewhat unexpected ways: https://howardahmansonjr.com/2023/01/ronald-j-sider-1939-2022-on-a-most-conscientious-believer/

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Despite weaknesses and economic errors, Ron Sider was a true believer; he didn't care about being ‘trendy’, ‘cool’, or appealing to any establishment, whether the ‘woke’ establishment of our society or the bourgeois establishment of Evangelical churches: https://howardahmansonjr.com/2023/01/ronald-j-sider-1939-2022-on-a-most-conscientious-believer/

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Ronald J. Sider (1939-2022): On a Most Conscientious Believer: https://howardahmansonjr.com/2023/01/ronald-j-sider-1939-2022-on-a-most-conscientious-believer/

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