The Museum of Hoaxes. Taking On Gun Control. Last Updated: Tuesday 04 March, 2008 21:41 Attention students: Look for items marked with the check-mark for reference materials for school essays, papers and debates. Disclaimer If you or a loved one is a victim of gun violence, please read the disclaimer page. Site News Table of Contents Introduction Guns. Like it or not, we live in a society in which people may own firearms and there is a strong history of ownership of firearms. On this page I will try to provide information to educate, inform, amuse and some that may even surprise you.
No matter what your views are, please feel free to send me e-mail and let me know what you think of this site or about any viewpoints you have on this subject. Return to Table of Contents Safety First! Like motor vehicles, power tools, and many kinds of sporting equipment, guns are very useful and/or fun, but they should be treated with the respect due to any potentially dangerous machinery. Jeff Cooper's Four Rules of Gun Safety Return to Table of Contents. Cool Story. Shower To Go. » wash your bowl. There’s a famous Zen story that goes: A monk told Joshu, “I have just entered the monastery.
Please teach me.” Joshu asked, “Have you eaten your rice porridge? The monk replied, “I have eaten.” Joshu said, “Then you had better wash your bowl.” At that moment the monk was enlightened. I’m not going to try to explain that story, as I am far from enlightened enough to understand it. Have you eaten your rice porridge? This is something I think of every time I eat, and in fact whenever I’m done doing something. There is something profound and yet minimalist about this advice. I’ve found this to be true. When I take a shower, I hand wash my dirty clothes (if they’re dirty), wring them out, hang them to dry. Remembering to do these things when we’re done with the activity isn’t just about neatness.
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They know that Amidala survived long enough to have twins and could easily deduce where they went. For the next 20 years, as far as C3PO knows, he is the property of Captain Antilles, doing protocol duties on a diplomatic transport. Yoda is out of the picture by this stage, using the Force-infused swamps of Dagobah to hide himself from Vader and the Emperor. Random funny pictures. Paste the text you want to speed read. Sneakerology : different ways to tie your shoes. Ithaca Myths: The legendary story of Odysseus. The word Odyssey has come to mean a journey of epic proportions. The word comes from Homer's epic poem The Odyssey, written in the 8th century BC and it is a sequel to Homer's other epic poem, The Iliad, which describes the last days of the great Trojan War.
The Odyssey speaks of Odysseus' adventures that delay by a decade the return to his beloved homeland, Ithaca. The Odyssey was probably a popular story transmitted down the generations orally, with Homer writing down the story in one narrative. The story is told by Homer in a flashback format and narrates the legendary journey of king Odysseus to return home, to his palace and family, after the Trojan War had ended. Odysseus, a legendary man According to Homer, Laertes and Anticleia were the parents of Odysseus. Odysseus had a proud and arrogant character. The fall of Troy All began the day Paris of Troy abducted Helen, wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta.
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