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Sunday School

April 3, 2006March 25, 2008 John Food, methodism, methodist, restaurants, Social Principles, Sunday School

This is the summary of my weekend, the first weekend of April, 2006. Not much to report, but I did try a couple of new restaurants.

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For Whom is Geoge Mason University Named?

March 31, 2006January 10, 2010 John Bill of Rights, Constitution, Final Four, Founding Fathers, George Mason, George Mason University

Thanks to the basketball team’s success, many are eager to know more about the school — specifically, who was George Mason and why does he have a university named after him?

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Where Does the Phrase, “The Birds And The Bees” Come From

March 31, 2006January 10, 2010 John Bees, Birds, Cole Porter, Samuel Coleridge, sex

So, who orginated the phrase, “the birds and the bees”?

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Movie Theater Owners Want to Jam Cell Phones

March 27, 2006 John Cell Phones, Etiquette, Jamming, Manners, Movie Theaters

Movie theater owners faced with falling attendance are considering asking federal authorities for permission to jam cell phone reception in an attempt to stop annoying conversations during films.

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Which Kids Grow Up to Be Liberals and Which Become Conservative

March 20, 2006March 25, 2008 John conservative, Liberal, Scientific Research

University of California at Berkley professor Jack Block and his late wife, Jeanne Bock, tracked almost one hundred children for two decades. From nursery school on, the kids were studied and interviewed–without any sense of political bias. The whiniest, least confident kids were those who grew up to be uncomfortable with ambiguity, who toed a rigid line on social issues, and who were, for the most part, right wingers. The kids who were loose, interesting, and willing to challenge authority ended up being liberals.