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Jim Seaman - Web Log
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Personal site with a variety of topics from birding to cardiac surgery.
Recent Posts
Internet usage trends
I know I use the Internet a lot more than the average person but the figures below show that I’m not all that out of line! American adults are now spending an average of 13 hours a week surfing the Internet, according to new data from Harris In...
Perhaps a bit dated but still a funny joke
He’s been out of office (and the public eye) for a while now but I just had to share this joke: President Bush was sitting at his desk in the oval office when the Secretary of War walked in… How goes the war in Iraq”, asked Pres. B...
Immigrant crime rates
Anti-Gay marriage supporters hide in the shadows
The National Organization for Marriage is challenging a Maine campaign finance law requiring it to disclose its donors. They have donated about $1.5 million to Maine’s Yes on One campaign, and are asking a federal judge to issue a temporary res...
Yet another church sheds their hypocrisy
The Church of Sweden has formally agreed to recognise same-sex marriages and conduct gay weddings and blessings. The Lutheran denomination said that it would begin marrying same-sex couples on 1 November 2009. The change comes after the Swedish parli...
Chicago looses bid for 2016 Olympics
The United States was eliminated from consideration for the 2016 Olympic games in the first round of voting by the Olympics committee. In other words, we came in last. It was mentioned by a few that one of the reasons was the difficulties that are en...
