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Are we still having a debate about whether or not torture is okay? Are we still trying to justify the killing and maiming of civilians during times of war?

Apparently so.

This week, Great Britain along with representatives of more than 100 countries gathered in Dublin, Ireland and agreed on a draft treaty to ban current designs of cluster bombs and destroy stockpiles within eight years.

Our United States didn’t want any part of it. The United States didn’t even send an envoy to the conference.

PHOTO: A cluster bomb victim in Vietnam. Read more »

Last night I went to the Triple Rock Social Club to watch one of my favorite bands M83.

Being an old man I decided to forgo the openers and take a nap after work in preparation. I’m really glad I did. It turns out M83 has really grown in popularity since the last time I saw them (2 years ago). The place was packed. As much as I like to hear new music I think my dislike of being crammed in wall to wall people is far greater. Also on Wednesday nights it appears that the Triple Rock does 2 for ones of PBR and free bacon. While this may sound appealing to some(not me) it makes for a really stinky audience, I’ll leave that to your imagination.

The show itself was pretty decent I’d give it a B-, They did a really good job of playing songs from all of their albums, rather then playing everything on their new album and tossing in one or two of their popular songs from past albums.

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Deciding to take a break from the recent more controversial posts, I’ve decided to give some what of a shout out to families.

Let me start by saying, there’s many things in life I just don’t understand Like why they sterilize needles for lethal injections, or why we park in a driveway and drive on a parkway. But you know what? Whether I ever find the answer or not simply doesn’t matter to society as a whole, or even on an individual basis.

However, obesity, specifically in children stumps me because I don’t know why most people just let it happen. Read more »