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Four Stone Hearth #49

Posted on September 10, 2008 by admin

Welcome to the 49th edition of the Four Stone Hearth, a blog carnival that specializes in anthropology in the widest (American) sense of that word. Here, anthropology is the study of humankind, throughout all times and places, focusing primarily on … Continue reading →

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Last Chance! Call for Submissions

Posted on September 9, 2008 by admin

The Four Stone Hearth is tomorrow and I’d like to have it posted on time, so if you have any late submissions please get them to me no later than 11pm CST to cfeagans@ahotcupofjoe.net

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Call for Submissions: The Four Stone Hearth

Posted on September 6, 2008 by admin

The next edition of the Four Stone Hearth Blog Carnival will be hosted here at A Hot Cup of Joe on Sept. 10th, 2008. Please send your submissions to cfeagans@ahotcupofjoe.net by Tuesday, Sept. 9th. The Fourth Stone Hearth is a … Continue reading →

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The New Domain!

Posted on August 23, 2008 by admin

I’ve made a move to 1and1.com and I’m now using my own domain with 1and1.com as the host. Thanks to Kambiz’s recommendation. I hope the link he gave me had his promo code in it -if so, he should get … Continue reading →

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An Abnormal Interest in Gilgamesh

Posted on June 30, 2008 by admin

You gotta love Gilgamesh! He was two-thirds god and one-third human, so his threats weren’t to be taken lightly! Continue reading →

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Big Flower that Looks at Sun God

Posted on June 1, 2008 by admin

It’s been held that the sunflower was originally domesticated in eastern North America then introduced to Mexico -the sunflower is a major seed crop in the world when it comes to obtaining oils. But recent evidence suggests very strongly that … Continue reading →

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When is an e-card not an e-card?

Posted on May 29, 2008 by admin

When it’s a trojan or virus, of course. Some of you may have received the following email from me: Hello, I’m sending a quick email to a few friends/family just to alert about something I just noticed in my Gmail … Continue reading →

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Looting antiquities and hurt feelings and an appeal to Memorial Day

Posted on May 27, 2008 by admin

As many of you are aware, A Hot Cup of Joe is a blog that originated at Blogspot. In fact, the original blog is still there. I even continue to get hits and comments even though my last post was … Continue reading →

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Religion and the Imagination – Cue a John Lennon Song

Posted on May 2, 2008 by admin

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEOkxRLzBf0] According to an anthropologist at the London School of Economics, the very process that John Lennon suggested we use to put religion and other human institutions out our minds might very well be the reason we have religion to … Continue reading →

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Geeks and their Toys

Posted on April 28, 2008 by admin

I’m hooked. I’m an addict and I admit it. It all began about one year ago when I caught my first episdode on PBS. Since then, I’ve sought out and watched each episode of Dr. Who (the modern series, that … Continue reading →

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