Last evening President Barack Obama addressed the nation from West Point (His speech can be seen on C-Span). The focus of the last night’s speech by President Barack Obama was a troop surge of an additional 30,000 men and women into Afghanistan until troop withdrawal from Afghanistan begins in 18 months. The president did a [...]
On Gettysburg, war and peace
December 1, 2009
The day after Thanksgiving, I was able to visit the Civil War battlefields at Gettysburg, PA. After watching a short movie about the war in general and the Battle of Gettysburg in particular, we went through the museum. To say that I was overwhelmed with information would be exercising the gift of understatement to its [...]
Congrats to Jordan Hortman, winner of WIRED subscription
December 1, 2009
Congratulations to Jordan Hortman of Locust Grove, GA, winner of the martyduren.com WIRED magazine subscription giveaway. Thanks to all who participated, especially James Taylor in the U.K. No sign of Carly Simon yet…
Win a subscription to WIRED magazine right now
November 30, 2009
From martyduren.com: A one year free subscription to WIRED magazine will be given to person who leaves the 25th comment on this thread. Repeat entries are allowed. I will contact you for mailing information. Did I mention it’s free?
Does your future include a sixth sense? For $350 it might
November 24, 2009
Can humans develop a “sixth sense” for accessing information databases? Do humans need a sixth sense? What kinds of abuse could being online 24/7/365 bring? If you have seen the Tom Cruise/Steven Spielberg film, Minority Report, you may have been forced into thinking about the extent of government intrusion that may take place in a [...]
The power of one to incite stupidity
November 23, 2009
As sports commentators will do, some game conversations will digress into banter about family, other games, politics or, if Charles Barkley is involved, running for governor or the “trbl” play of someone in the game or the teams as a whole. According to the AP and carried by ESPN, a brief exchange during last week’s [...]
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‘The Road,’ movie review
November 19, 2009
The Road, opening November 25, is the film adaptation of the Pulitzer prize winning novel of the same name by southern author, Cormac McCarthy (No Country for Old Men, which also won a Pulitzer). Set in the United States, post-an unnamed apocalypse, The Road is the story of The Man (Viggo Mortensen, LOTR trilogy, A [...]
Grieving father warns of teenager and prescription drug mix
November 16, 2009
On Friday morning, November 6, I received a prayer chain call from church. While the requests can run a wide berth of concerns, this one caught my attention in a way that almost stopped my heart. Prayer was being requested for a church member whose 18 year old grandson, a young man I knew, had [...]
‘The Scarecrow,’ by Michael Connelly, book review
November 13, 2009
The Scarecrow was Michael Connelly’s first release of 2009, being followed by the recently released 9 Dragons. Two major hardback releases in a single year is unusual for many writers (a notable exception is James Patterson) and Connelly, if not suffering from a lack of productivity seems to be suffering from a lack of creativity. [...]
‘Hello Hurricane,’ CD Review
November 11, 2009
Hello Hurricane is the most recent release from Switchfoot, a group whose music spans genres and whose fans span generations. Those fans will not be disappointed. Little new ground is broken here, but the ground covered is covered very well. ‘Hello Hurricane,’ also featured on the recent Blackberry Storm 2 television commercial, is one of [...]
Welcome to martyduren.com
November 9, 2009
Thanks for stopping by and checking things out. This is not going to be the normal website…if I can help it. A big announcement is coming just after 6:00 EDT today, November 9, and I hope everyone will participate. As you can see, content is just now being entered. Some will be moved over from [...]
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