The problem with ‘No Problem.’

There’s an interesting column over at The Boston Globe about people who have a problem with people who say no problem instead of you’re welcome after being thanked for something. This is an issue close to my heart as I have used the phrase no problem for, quite literally, decades and I can prove it . . . → Read More: The problem with ‘No Problem.’

Jesus goes nuts, attacks a man, is shot and killed by police.

Being the messiah can be tough. In fact it can drive you a little crazy:

Police said they were called to the 5800 block of Ridgeway Avenue in the Twinbrook area at about 6:20 p.m. That’s where they found a 38-year-old man with bite wounds and cuts to his arms, and puncture wounds to his . . . → Read More: Jesus goes nuts, attacks a man, is shot and killed by police.

Pennsylvania town bans holiday displays after atheists ask to participate.

Talk about taking your ball and going home. Rather than allow an atheist group to erect a secular statement honoring atheist soldiers next to a Nativity scene that they had allowed for years, the Chambersburg borough council decided to ban all town-square displays:

Earlier this month, PAN Capital Area director Carl Silverman of Camp Hill . . . → Read More: Pennsylvania town bans holiday displays after atheists ask to participate.

Please, think of the Murlocs and give generously.

And now an important message from the Save The Murlocs Foundation:

http://www.SaveTheMurlocs.org – The Save the Murlocs Foundation aims to preserve and protect these majestic creatures. Through numerous awareness and outreach programs, we work to outlaw Murloc cruelty, help rebuild villages, protest part harvesting, and find homes for poor orphaned baby Murlocs. . . . → Read More: Please, think of the Murlocs and give generously.

A lazy post-Thanksgiving weekend.

I don’t have much to talk about at the moment, but thought I should post something. The last couple of days have been pretty busy what with Thanksgiving and visiting with Courtney and family friends. We’ve seen two movies so far this weekend: Planet 51 and Ninja Assassin. Talk about going from one end of . . . → Read More: A lazy post-Thanksgiving weekend.

Happy Thanksgiving 2009 from all of us at SEB.

Tim Minchin’s song ‘White Wine in the Sun.’

I’ve mentioned Tim Minchin before, he’s the British-born Australian comedian who happens to be an atheist, and I keep meaning to track down more of his work. Then I get distracted and forget to do so. I was reminded of this intention on my part this evening by this entry at The Meming of Life . . . → Read More: Tim Minchin’s song ‘White Wine in the Sun.’

After tonight we’ll be a one cat family again.

Beanie back when she first arrived.

You may recall that back in March of this year we took on another cat in hopes that she would keep Melvin company when we weren’t home. You may also recall that Melvin didn’t think that was such a great idea. He disliked that idea a great deal. . . . → Read More: After tonight we’ll be a one cat family again.

Playing with SEB’s templates.

No, not on the live site. I’ve set up a test blog with some old SEB content in it and I’ve been working on porting the old template over from ExpressionEngine. So far I’ve got it working pretty well albeit with some differences between them, but it’s still not quite ready for prime time.

The . . . → Read More: Playing with SEB’s templates.

Somehow the punishment seems inadequate to the crime.

I don’t use the word ‘evil’ very often to describe crimes that people commit and in all honesty I’m not sure the following really is deserving of that designation, but it certainly feels like it to me. It involves two people who took advantage of a 93-year-old man with Alzheimer’s disease:

Rebecca Tharpe posed as . . . → Read More: Somehow the punishment seems inadequate to the crime.