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Why I don’t believe in Noah and the Ark

By Eric Lauritzen | Published: May 8, 2010
I don’t have much problem accepting the possibility some highly motivated and inspired ancient people could have built a vessel sizable enough to carry a whole lot of animals. The proposition that the world as man knew it encountered a cataclysm as severe as Noah’s flood is also plausible in theory. Animals marching two by [...]
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Subscribing to Twitter feeds using RSS

By Eric Lauritzen | Published: April 11, 2010
Here’s a tip on how to get those low signal to noise ratio Twitters out of your immediate Twitter follows.
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Dogma or Science?

By Eric Lauritzen | Published: March 17, 2010
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, La Grange, Illinois (Interior), originally uploaded by Cornell University Library. Anything science has not proven – if it is not observable and reproducible under controlled conditions, etc, it is suspect as hogwash. Some challenges with this kind of thinking: Science is not a “source” of truth but there’s a danger in [...]
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Elephants on flickr

By Eric Lauritzen | Published: February 20, 2010
Elephant, originally uploaded by digitalART2. I thought I would look for some nice shots of elephants on flickr. Didn’t take long to find one.
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Halfway through a month without caffeine

By Eric Lauritzen | Published: February 15, 2010
Starbucks @ TImes Square Tokyo, originally uploaded by cheehuey. Saying caffeine free isn’t entire true. I have been imbibing in Starbucks decaf nearly every day. That has a touch of caffeine left in it. Probably a pretty significant touch. Like a pat or maybe even a gentle rub. Anyway, I’m halfway there. The experiment was to go [...]
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Hawaii Counts! Census Road Tour kicked off at the capitol

By Eric Lauritzen | Published: February 13, 2010
IMG_0772, originally uploaded by eric-oahu.
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Balance

By Eric Lauritzen | Published: February 8, 2010
Balance, originally uploaded by dhammza. Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving” - Albert Einstein
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Why I am staying in Hawaii

By Eric Lauritzen | Published: February 7, 2010
Monroe Street After Blizzard, originally uploaded by Mr. T in DC. One of the reasons anyway. Warm weather, warm people. I don’t miss snow.
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Japanese wedding posted to flickr

By Eric Lauritzen | Published: February 7, 2010
IMG_0666, originally uploaded by eric-oahu. This was a cute couple. This was easily my favorite of the pics I took that day.
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Not watching the superbowl

By Eric Lauritzen | Published: February 7, 2010
I have a sort of tradition for Superbowl Sunday. I don’t watch the Superbowl. I like Superbowl day – the rest of the country is holed up somewhere doing what they’re supposed to do when something especially important is happening on TV. Its like a day off from half the population.
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