http://joshshear.com/blogjosh/ On media, politics, general stupidity, and occasionally, me. en-us 2007-02-03T07:34:51-05:00 http://joshshear.com/blogjosh/archives/2007/02/thanks.html Well, this has been coming for a couple of months, but I've decided to shut down blogJosh. I started blogging in April 2004, about eight months after I left Reminder Publications. I needed a place to write, to express views,... josh 2007-02-03T07:34:51-05:00 http://joshshear.com/blogjosh/archives/2007/01/come_home_to_sy.html josh 2007-01-25T09:22:16-05:00 http://joshshear.com/blogjosh/archives/2007/01/blog_for_choice.html Monday is the 34th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. In celebration, it's also Blog for Choice Day. It's happened again recently: I've had to explain to someone that "pro-choice" does not equal "pro-abortion." Most people who are pro-choice believe that... josh 2007-01-21T18:58:07-05:00 http://joshshear.com/blogjosh/archives/2007/01/so_long_art.html Political columnist/humorist Art Buchwald died last night, apparently of kidney failure. He was 81. He will be missed. Oh boy, will he.... josh 2007-01-18T10:27:30-05:00 http://joshshear.com/blogjosh/archives/2007/01/dumbass_anonymo.html You all know how I love anonymous sources. Here's a gem from today's WaPo: Washington will host the 2007 WNBA All-Star Game, a source with knowledge of the situation said yesterday. Couldn't have waited until next Tuesday's press conference, huh?... josh 2007-01-12T11:51:48-05:00 http://joshshear.com/blogjosh/archives/2007/01/another_argumen.html Meet Dan Gulley Jr. The 70-year old spent Wednesday in the Escambia County (Alabama) Jail after shooting 62-year old David James Brooks Jr. Brooks shot at his friend Gulley, as well, but missed. The two were arguing over James Brown's... josh 2007-01-11T15:03:48-05:00 http://joshshear.com/blogjosh/archives/2007/01/what_is_premedi.html Leave it up to abortion doctor killer James Kopp to tell you what it isn't: Kopp used his opening statement to tell jurors that Slepian's death was "a full-bore, 100 percent tragedy" but was not murder because it was not... josh 2007-01-10T16:11:14-05:00 http://joshshear.com/blogjosh/archives/2007/01/victory_for_sal.html Also at Alive in CNY. In addition to that giant mall expansion we've been going on and on about, there's a smaller Pyramid Companies proposal we haven't touched on much: The Destiny Research and Development Park. The proposal was for... josh 2007-01-06T10:31:19-05:00 http://joshshear.com/blogjosh/archives/2007/01/save_the_academ.html The Academy of Music in Northampton, Mass., is closing. They finished showing movies last night, and once the current music/stage schedule is finished, the doors will be shut until the 117-year old theater can pay off its $100,000 debt and... josh 2007-01-05T12:07:14-05:00 http://joshshear.com/blogjosh/archives/2007/01/development_in.html Also at Alive in CNY. Hi ho. We're back. Miss us? Happy new year. For the first time, I rang it in with friends from Syracuse (and one from New Jersey, with whom I've also never rung in the new... josh 2007-01-05T09:18:43-05:00 http://joshshear.com/blogjosh/archives/2006/12/freedumb.html Via Postsecret.... josh 2006-12-31T10:30:17-05:00 http://joshshear.com/blogjosh/archives/2006/12/briefish_hiatus.html you may have noticed the severe lack of posting lately. we're working on a writing project or three on deadline; we'll be back after the first of the year. have a happy and safe holiday season! in the meantime, if... josh 2006-12-08T10:17:08-05:00 http://joshshear.com/blogjosh/archives/2006/12/music_now_on_im.html Have you seen iMeem yet? I'm just starting to play with it. Check out my page, and feel free to stick the playlist on your blog. It'll look (and sound) like this:... josh 2006-12-02T18:04:09-05:00 http://joshshear.com/blogjosh/archives/2006/12/world_aids_day.html Originally posted on Quick Hits from Syracuse.com. Today is World AIDS Day. Back in 1981, doctors started seeing a strange virus they would later dub Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV), which they discovered led to an incurable disease they called Acquired... josh 2006-12-01T06:04:01-05:00 http://joshshear.com/blogjosh/archives/2006/11/thats_it_we_nee.html I've always been of split opinion on this. Should everyone get a vote? Or should we not allow people who have no idea what's going on to vote? I mean, like these people (mp3), including one who identifies herself as... josh 2006-11-29T15:34:18-05:00