http://therhetoric.net The thoughts, philosophies, and accounts of Brent J. Danley. Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:32:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en brentdanley Two Mormon missionaries FINALLY delivered a copy of the Book of Mormon tonight.  I had ordered the books months ago. They stopped by earlier in the week and were surprised when I asked them about the book.  They had no idea.  Their visit, according to them, was coincidental. We had ... http://therhetoric.net/2008/08/03/into-the-lions-den/ The JibJab guys (and gals) are good. I love their stuff.Send a JibJab Sendables® eCard Today! http://therhetoric.net/2008/07/18/time-for-some-campaignin/ This guy is nucking futs! Cool video, though. http://therhetoric.net/2008/07/18/parachutes-are-for-sissies/ Ain't Maine cool?!?! http://therhetoric.net/2008/07/18/worlds-fastest-lobsterboat/ People are actually starting to curb their consumption habits.  Whew!  It looks like, for now, $4 is a magic number.  People are driving less and automakers are taking notice. Oil Isn't Cheap Anymore By Kevin Bullis, Technology Review, July 10, 2008 It's about time!  Last week I heard an interesting advertisement for a ... http://therhetoric.net/2008/07/17/are-we-on-an-oil-diet/ Saco (sock-o) was recently chosen as "the greenest city in Maine" by Going Green Magazine. Yippee. As such, it will host the Maine Going Green Energy, Building & Living Expo in September. One of the factors in the decision was our two wind turbines.  The new train depot and ... http://therhetoric.net/2008/07/16/the-greenest-city-in-maine/ When I was a Mormon missionary serving in Massachusetts in the early 1990s our message was quite positive.  What we were selling was purpose, lasting peace, true happiness and strong families.  Occasionally we found a credulous undereducated person who desired these things and we were able to seal the deal ... http://therhetoric.net/2008/07/11/impossible-rules/ I recently received several old Playboy Magazines I had ordered from Ebay. I was initially humored by the advertisements and technology of the late sixties and early seventies. Now it is the articles that have captured my attention. Nearly forty years later we are still suffering many of the same ... http://therhetoric.net/2008/07/08/new-sexual-life-styles/ Assisted Suicide of Healthy 79-Year-Old Renews German Debate on Right to Die By MARK LANDLER NY Times, July 3, 2008 A woman’s desire to avoid life in a nursing home forces a country to confront the thorny ethical issue and casts an assisted-suicide advocate as Germany’s Jack Kevorkian. But many here do not want ... http://therhetoric.net/2008/07/05/right-to-die/ Playboy Magazine, June 1972 (Liv Lindeland) A few days ago I received several old Playboys I had purchased from an Ebay dealer. I got all three issues that feature Liv Lindeland (January 1971, June 1972 and December 1979), September 1973 (my birth month), January 1974 (20th Anniversary Issue) and several others ... http://therhetoric.net/2008/07/05/playboy-old-and-new/