Responding to SOPA Supporters
I have been dialoging with some friends who work with Chairman Lamar Smith about SOPA. I would like to share with you some of my thoughts on SOPA and respond to some of their concerns. If you don’t know what SOPA is this video is a pretty good introduction. Claim: SOPA only targets foreign websites. The “inter” part is [...]
Wrong Assumption #3 Bullets Can Stop Radical Islam
Bullets don’t stop ideas. History teaches us that when you persecute something you legitimize and promote it.
Wrong Assumption #2 – Limited Number of Terrorists
I think President Bush believed that there are a fixed number of terrorists in this world. He stated as much in one of his speeches when he said it was better to fight them over there with soldiers than it is to fight them here with firemen and rescue workers. In that every terrorist that [...]
Why Those Who Oppose Ron Paul’s Foreign Policy are Wrong
Lately I have been listening to people raise various objections Ron Paul’s foreign policy. Many of these arguments are based on fear, ignorance, and flawed assumptions. My goal is not to convince you to vote for Ron Paul. I’m sure your mind is already made up. My goal is to inform your views about our [...]
12 Predictions for 2012
Predicting the future is not rocket surgery. I just involves watching cycles & trends. The problem is there is no way to account for anomalies which makes failure easy to excuse. Here are 12 things I see happening in 2012.
Goodbye 2011
It is that time again. Time to l0ok back on 2011 and summarize what I’ve been up to all year in 1000 words or less. But first lets score my 2011 predictions. Scoring the 2011 Predictions Prediction 1: New iPad With Camera Got it, bought it, love it. 1 point. Prediction 2: Real Estate Market to Crash in [...]
The Mysterious Woman
Thomas’ sermon about the most mysterious woman in the old testament. We don’t even know her name but she wrote one of the most famous passages in the Bible. Find out who she is by reading this post.
More New Years Predictions
My father, Tom Umstattd, sent me the following predictions few weeks ago. They have his typical hyper precision. I have no idea how I will score these next year.
Almighty – Our Pro-Life Music Video
My dad woke up one day and decided to make a Pro-Life music Video. Little did I know the inescapable whirlwind his decision would produce.
11 Predictions for 2011
Predicting the future is based on three things: cycles, trends and anomalies. I have no crystal ball to anticipate anomalies. But I do watch cycles and trends. Here are 11 things I see happening in 2011.
Goodbye 2010
Is that time of year again. Here is a recap of what happened to me in 2010 and a scoring of last years predictions.
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