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January 17, 2013

Overnight Open Thread (1-17-2013)–The New Minimalism

You'll take your early ONT and you'll like it.

Books That Have Changed Your Life

I've been trying to think of particular books that have had a major effect on me but I've read so much over so long that after a while the sources of inspiration begin to blend together.

The only two I could quickly name off-hand would be Voltaire's Candide and Douglas Hofstadter's Gödel, Escher, Bach. I'm sure there are many others but dangit I just can't think of them when put on the spot.

Feel free to add in your own personal life-changing books.

MLK, Non-Violence, and his Arsenal of Guns

Most people think King would be the last person to own a gun. Yet in the mid-1950s, as the civil rights movement heated up, King kept firearms for self-protection. In fact, he even applied for a permit to carry a concealed weapon.

...William Worthy, a journalist who covered the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, reported that once, during a visit to King's parsonage, he went to sit down on an armchair in the living room and, to his surprise, almost sat on a loaded gun. Glenn Smiley, an adviser to King, described King's home as "an arsenal."

Aaron Worthing points out that King wasn't quite as dedicated to pure non-violence as he always claimed in his speeches. This may make him somewhat dishonest but also more human and practical - and ultimately a better role model for real people than Gandhi was.

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MLK, Non-Violence, and his Arsenal of Guns Most people think King would be the last person to own a gun. Yet in the mid-1950s, as the civil rights movement heated up, King kept firearms for self-protection. In fact, he even applied for a permit to carry a concealed weapon. ...William Worthy, a journalist who covered the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, reported that once, during a visit to King's parsonage, he went to sit down on an armchair in the living room and, to his surprise, almost sat on a loaded gun. Glenn Smiley, an adviser to King, described King's home as "an arsenal." Aaron Worthing points out that King wasn't quite as dedicated to pure non-violence as he always claimed in his speeches. This may make him somewhat dishonest but also more human and practical - and ultimately a better role model for real people than Gandhi was. States Ranked by Business Climate There Is No Escape From ObamaCare Even if you don't have any full-time employees you still might full under the ObamaCare requirements. Your Tax Rates Since 1913 Moar False Facts The Latest Foreclosure Horror: The Zombie Title Guess what - until your house is sold it's still yours. How The Blues Brothers Got Made Cocaine, luck, inspiration and more cocaine. A Tonic Warning The 6 Craziest Beliefs Entire Cultures Have Held About Sex Best Debt Crisis Video? Thanks to Susan. Miss Hannah Minx Dances Yahoo group. That is all. And my Twitter spew. Tonight's post brought to you by get off my cave lawn: Notice: Posted by permission of AceCorp LLC. Please e-mail overnight open thread tips to maetenloch at gmail. 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